Venire Facias Tot Matronas Law and Legal Definition
Venire Facias Tot Matronas refers to a writ requiring a sheriff to summon a jury of matrons to execute a writ de ventre inspiciendo. Writ de ventre inspiciendo refers to a writ allowing a presumptive heir to summon a jury of matrons to verify the pregnancy of a widow suspected of feigning the pregnancy to produce a supposed heir or a writ providing a temporary stay of execution if a jury of matrons determines that a woman scheduled for execution and claiming pregnancy is “quick with child.”
