In the civil lnw. In-officious; coutrary to natural duty or affec-tion. Used of a will of a parent which dis-inherited a child without just cause, or that of a child whicli disinherited a parent, nnd which could he contested hy querela inofflci-osi testament). Dig. 2, 5, 3, 13; Paulus, lib. 4, tit 5, | L