I. That has made no will, intestate: “si intestata esset mortua,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 53: cives, Trajan. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 88: “ad cenam si intestatus eas,” Juv. 3, 274: “senectus,” id. 1, 144: “mori,” Dig. 25, 4, 4; cf. ib. 50, 16, 64.—
II. Not convicted by witnesses: “indemnatus atque intestatus,” Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 17; so id. ib. 5, 2, 24.—
III. Not trustworthy: servus, Pompon. ap. Non. 323, 28.— Hence,
A. Subst.: intestātus , i, m.; intestā-ta , ae, f., one who has not made a will: virgo vestalis neque heres est cuiquam intestato neque intestatae quisquam, Lab. ap. Gell. 1, 12, 18.—Plur., Gai. 3, 1 sqq.; Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 16, 3; 1 sq.—
B. As adv.: intestātō or ab intestātō , without a will, intestate: “paterfamilias cum mortuus esset intestato,” Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 183; id. Inv. 2, 50, 148: “ab intestato heres,” Dig. 37, 7, 1, § 8; 5, 2, 6, § 1; 29, 2, 93 al.
