ventre inspiciendo — /ventriy inspishiyendow/ See de ventre inspiciendo venire facias tot matronas … Black's law dictionary
ventre inspiciendo — See de ventre inspiciendo … Ballentine's law dictionary
writ de ventre inspiciendo — See de ventre inspiciendo … Ballentine's law dictionary
de ventre inspiciendo — /diy ventriy anspis(h)iyendow/ A common law writ to inspect the body, where a woman feigned to be pregnant, to see whether she was with child. It lay for the heir presumptive to examine a widow suspected to be feigning pregnancy in order to… … Black's law dictionary
de ventre inspiciendo — /diy ventriy anspis(h)iyendow/ A common law writ to inspect the body, where a woman feigned to be pregnant, to see whether she was with child. It lay for the heir presumptive to examine a widow suspected to be feigning pregnancy in order to… … Black's law dictionary
Jury of Matrons — The Jury of Matrons was a form of special jury at English common law, usually used to resolve legal disputes over whether or not a party to a legal action was pregnant. Civil Juries The civil jury of matrons was used to determine whether a… … Wikipedia
matrons, jury of — Jury impaneled to determine if a woman condemned to death is pregnant. In commonlaw practice, a jury of twelve matrons or discreet women, impaneled upon a writ de ventre inspiciendo, or where a female prisoner, being under sentence of death,… … Black's law dictionary
matrons, jury of — Jury impaneled to determine if a woman condemned to death is pregnant. In commonlaw practice, a jury of twelve matrons or discreet women, impaneled upon a writ de ventre inspiciendo, or where a female prisoner, being under sentence of death,… … Black's law dictionary
venire facias tot matronas — /vanayriy feysh(iy)as tot matrownas/ A writ to summon a jury of matrons to execute the writ de ventre inspiciendo … Black's law dictionary
