jury of matrons — noun (obsolete) A jury of women empanelled to give a decision in a case of alleged pregnancy • • • Main Entry: ↑jury … Useful english 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
jury of matrons — See matrons, jury of … Black's law dictionary
jury of matrons — See matrons, jury of … Black's law dictionary
jury of matrons — A jury employed in England until well into the 19th century, and on rare occasions in the United States, to determine the pregnancy of a woman condemned to death, also to determine the fact of pregnancy where a woman was under suspicion of… … Ballentine'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
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
Murder of Julia Martha Thomas — Kate Webster, the killer of Julia Martha Thomas. The murder of Julia Martha Thomas, dubbed the Barnes Mystery or the Richmond Murder by the press, was one of the most notorious crimes in late 19th century Britain. Thomas, a widow in her 50s who… … Wikipedia
inquest — Synonyms and related words: analysis, assize, autopsy, blue ribbon jury, change of venue, coroner, country, court martial, cross examination, delving, examination, grand jury, hearing, hung jury, inquirendo, inquiring, inquiring mind, inquiry,… … Moby Thesaurus
panel — Synonyms and related words: accessory, assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, ball, barrier, blue ribbon jury, brattice, brawl, buffer, buffer state, bulkhead, bumper, caucus, cloison, coat, coating, collision mat, collop, colloquium,… … Moby Thesaurus
