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Pregnancy, plea oig

Defined in 1 dictionary — Black's (1910)

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A plea which a woman capitally convicted may plead in stay of execution; for this, though it is no stay of judgment, yet operates as a respite of execution untli she is delivered. Brown.

Defined under Pregnancy in Black's Law Dictionary.