breath
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BREATH, med. juris. The air expelled from the chest at each expiration.
2. Breathing, though a usual sign of life, is not conclusive that a
child was wholly born alive, as breathing may take place before the whole
delivery of the mother is complete. 5 Carr. & Payn, 329; S. C. 24 E. C. L.
R. 344. Vide Birth; Life; Infanticide.