in-testābĭlis, e, adj., that is incapable, by reason of misconduct, of being a witness or of making a will.
I Lit.: si quis ob carmen famosum damnetur, senatusconsulto expressum est, ut intestabilis sit, ergo nec testamentum facere poterit, nec ad testamentum adhiberi testis, Dig. 28, 1, 18.—
II Transf.
A Infamous , execrable , detestable , abominable : homo, Sall. J. 67 fin. ; Hor. S. 2, 3, 181; Tac. A. 6, 40: intestabilis et sacer esto, Hor. S. 2, 3, 81.— Comp. , Sall. H. Fragm. 1, 41, 1; Tac. H. 4, 42 fin. —
B Of things: ars magica, Plin. 30, 2, 6, § 7: saevitia, Tac. A. 6, 51.