Enceinte

Enceinte

English Law: Enceinte in the Past

A French word, which signifies pregnant.

Developments

When a woman is pregnant and is convicted of a capital crime, she cannot lawfully be punished till after her delivery.

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In the English law, where a widow is suspected to feign herself with child (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia), in order to produce a supposititious heir to the estate, the presumptive heir may have a writ de ventre inspiciendo, to examine whether she be with child (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) or not. Cro. Eliz. 566; 4 Bro. C. C. 90. As to the signs of pregnancy, see 1 Beck’s Med. Jur. 157. See, generally, 4 Bl. Com. 894; 2 P. Wms. 591; 1 Cox, C. C. 297 and Pregnancy; Privement enceinte. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

  1. Partialy, this information about enceinte is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including enceinte.

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