- writ de ventre inspiciendo
- See de ventre inspiciendo.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
writ de ventre inspiciendo
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de ventre inspiciendo — A writ to ascertain whether a woman convicted of a capital crime was quick with child, which was allowed by the common law, in order to guard against the taking of the life of an unborn child for the crime of the mother. The writ was also used in … 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
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
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
