Have a question?
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 5221

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

§ 5221. Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter:

(1) “Fetal death” means a death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of a product of conception; the death is indicated by the fact that after such separation, the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles. (Added 1973, No. 99, § 1.)