 It was anciently holden that the causing of an abortion by giving a potion to, or striking a woman big with child, was murder; but at this day it is said to be a great misprision only, and not murder, unless the child be born alive, and die thereof: 1...  The London Medical and Physical Journal - Page 871820Full view - About this book
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 716 pages
...ABORTION, in law, if caused by giving a potion to, or striking a pregnant woman, was murder, but now is said to be a great misprision only, and not murder, unless the child be born alive, and die thereof. ABOUT, in military affairs, a word to express the movement by which a body of troops changes its front,... | |
 | Giles Jacob - Law - 1817 - 278 pages
...horse-tail, the horse ran away with him, and killed the child, it was adjudged murder. The causing an abortion, by giving a potion to, or striking a woman big with child, was formerly murder; but now a great misprision only, unless such child be born alive, and die of the bruise,... | |
 | William Nicholson - Arts - 1819 - 432 pages
...AHOHTIOK, in law, if caused by giving a potion to, or striking, a pregnant woman, was murder, but now is said to be a great misprision only, and not murder, unless the child be born alive, and die thereof. ABOUT, in military affairs, a word to express the movement, by which a body of troops changes its front,... | |
 | John Ayrton Paris, John Samuel Martin Fonblanque - Medical jurisprudence - 1823 - 536 pages
...a fcetus should be placed. " It was anciently holden, says Hawkins, (1 PC 131) that the causing an abortion, by giving a potion to, or striking- a woman...born alive, and die thereof, in which case it seems clearly to be murder, notwithstanding some opinions to the contrary, (a) And in this respect the common... | |
 | William Hawkins - Criminal procedure - 1824 - 838 pages
...attainted, is murder. Bract 121. Sect. 16. And it was anciently holden, that the causing of an SPC 21. abortion, by giving a potion to, or striking a woman big with r'cor.'ue. child, was murder. But at this day it is said to bo u great mis183. J63. ' prision 3 Tnst.... | |
 | Daniel Davis - Justices of the peace - 1828 - 522 pages
...abortion, by giving a potion to, or striking a woman big with child, was murder; but it is now considered a great misprision only, and not murder, unless the...child be born alive and die thereof, in which case it is murder.* This agrees also with the Mosaical law.f The case of the Commonwealth v. BangsJ settles... | |
 | Daniel Davis - Justices of the peace - 1828 - 512 pages
...Bums J. Accessary I. ยง Ibid. ; 1 Hale, 614. ABORTION. IT was anciently holden, that the causing of an abortion, by giving a potion to, or striking a woman big with child, was murder ; but it is now considered a great misprision only, and not murder, unless the child be born alive and die... | |
 | John Davison Lawson - Actions and defenses - 1885 - 988 pages
...delivered, this is a great misprision, but no murder."1 " It was anciently holden that the causing of an abortion by giving a potion to, or striking a woman...unless the child be born alive, and die thereof." a If a woman be quick or great with child, if she take, or another give her any potion to make an abortion,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1886 - 884 pages
...this is a great misprision, but no murder:" 3 Inst. 50. It was anciently holden that the causing of an abortion by giving a potion to, or striking a woman...murder, unless the child be born alive, and die thereof: 1 Hawk., b. 1, c. 31, sec. 16. If a woman be quick or great with child, if she take, or another give... | |
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