Logeion | intestabilis

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.

intestābĭlis, e, adj. [in-, 2. testis], = 2. intestatus;

in double sense with 1. intestabilis, II. A., Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 30 (30); id. Mil. 5, 1, 24 (1417) (cf. Lorenz ad loc.).

1. in-tēstābilis, e, I) eig., unfähig, Zeuge zu sein od. ein Testament zu errichten, XII tabb. u. ICt. – II) übtr., ehrlos, verflucht, verabscheut, ein Gegenstand des Abscheus, abscheulich, v. Pers., Plaut., Hor. u. Sall.: periurium, infamierender M., Liv.: ars magica, Plin.: mit Abl. (durch), saevitiā, Tac. ann. 6, 51. – Compar. b. Sall. u. Tac. – Vgl. die Auslgg. zu Hor. sat. 2, 3, 181 u. zu Sall. Iug. 67, 3.

2. intēstābilis, e (in u. 2. testis, Hode) = 2. intestatus u. in dems. Doppelsinne wie dieses, Plaut. Curc. 30; mil. 1417.

intestabilis [CL = not law-worthy] 1 unable to make or benefit from a will. ~is, qui testamentum facere non potest GlP 332; 1317 vassallos ‥ ~es, ita quod nec condere testamentum nec ad cujusquam ex testamento vel ab intestato possint successionem admitti (Lit. Papae) Mon. Hib. & Scot. 190. 2 infamous, shameful, detestable. ~is, ‥ ascuniendlica GlP 332.

1 intestābĭlis, (13) e (testor), ¶ 1 qui ne peut témoigner [en justice] : Gaius Dig. 28, 1, 26 || qui ne peut tester : Gaius Dig. 28, 1, 18 ¶ 2 maudit, infâme, abominable, exécrable : Sall. J. 67, 3 ; Hor. S. 2, 3, 81 ; Tac. Ann. 6, 40 || -lior Tac. H. 4, 42.

2 intestābĭlis, (16) e (testis 2), eunuque : Pl. Curc. 30.

in-testābilis², e (in-² en testis²) (Plaut.) (scherts.) ontmand, gecastreerd; ➤ curato ne sis ~ (woordspel met intestabilis¹).

in-testābilis¹, e (in-² en testor)

1. (niet-klass.) (jur.) niet in staat getuige te zijn, getuigen op te roepen of een testament op te maken;
2. (metaf.) eerloos, schandelijk, (v. zaken ook) afschuwelijk [homo; periurium].

intestabilis , e. adj. c.
不可寫遺書者。不可證見。可恨者。未閹者。

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, Qui nec testamentum legitime condere potest, nec bona ipsi testamento legata percipere. Proces. contra turbantes regimen. civit. Ferrar. ex Reg. Joan. XXII. PP. fol. 104. r°. col. 2 : Sit Intestabilis, ut nec testamenti liberam habeat factionem, nec ad alicujus bona ex testamento vel ab intestato vocetur. Sent. contra Florent. ann. 1313. apud Lam. in Delic. erudit. inter not. ad Bonincont. Hist. Sicul. part. 3. pag. 222 : Quemlibet eorum perpetua damnamus infamia, ita quod sint Intestabiles, et ad nullum actum legitimum de cetero admittantur.

in-testābilis e, adj.

with comp, infamous, execrable, detestable, abominable: homo, S.: saevitiā, Ta.: intestabilior et saevior, Ta.

INTESTABILIS

INTESTA´BILISIn the Twelve Tables it was declared qui se sierit testarier, libripensve fuerit, ni testimonium fateatur, improbus intestabilisque esto (Gell. 15.13.11; cf. id. 6.71, 7.7.4). According to this passage, a person who had been a witness on any solemn occasion, such as the making of a will by mancipium, and afterwards refused to give his testimony, was intestabilis; that is, disqualified from being a witness on any other occasion.

Thus, in the Twelve Tables and in subsequent law, a person was said to be intestabilis, who was incapable of being a witness to a solemn legal transaction. (Dig. 28, 1, 26: Quum lege quis intestabilis jubetur esse, eo pertinet, ne ejus testimonium recipiatur. Inst. Justin. 2.10, 6: Neque mulier, neque impubes . . . nec cui bonis interdictum est, nec is quem leges jubent improbum intestabilemque esse, possunt in numero testium adhiberi: cf. Hor. Sat. 2.3, 181.)

The word had its meaning extended in the time of the Emperors, being used to express one who could not summon witnesses to attest his will; that is to say, one who was incapable of making a will (Dig. 28, 1, 18.1; Theoph. Par. 2.10, 6). The punishment of declaring an offender intestabilis was imposed by various statutes: e. g. by the Lex Cornelia injuriarum, the Lex Julia de adulteriis, the SC. Augusti de famosis libellis. (Marezoll, Von der bürgerl. Ehre, p. 85 ff.; Burchardi, de Infamia, 22; Danz, Lehrbuch der Geschichte d. R. R. 2.15, 107; Voigt, Die Zwölf Tafeln, 1.27, n. 5.)

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