Meaning Of The Word Compurgation
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Compurgation Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Compurgation?
compurgation in American English
the former practice of clearing an accused person by the oaths of others testifying to that person's innocence noun: an early common-law method of trial in which the defendant is acquitted on the sworn endorsement of a specified number of friends or neighbors compurgation in British English noun: (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his or her innocence |
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