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Dame
Dame [fr. dame, Fr.; dama, Sp.], the legal designation of the wife of a knight or baronet a woman, lady;...
Jury
Jury [fr. jurata, Lat.; jure, Fr.], a number of persons sworn to deliver a verdict upon evidence delivered to them...
Pregnancy, Plea of
Pregnancy, Plea of. When a woman is capitally con-victed, and pleads her pregnancy, execution will be respited until she be...
Venire facias tot matronas
Venire facias tot matronas, a writ to summon a jury of matrons to execute the writ de ventre inspiciendo.
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