Crossword-Solution: COMPURGATION
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Compurgation | v. t. | The act or practice of justifying or confirming a man's veracity by the oath of others; -- called also wager of law. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager. |
| Compurgation | v. t. | Exculpation by testimony to one's veracity or innocence. |
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Sentences with COMPURGATION (5)
Well, the burghers would say, “’Tis hard to pay this money, but we will put ourselves out to pay it if you will do something for us in return; let, for example, our men be tried in our own court, and the verdict be of one of compurgation instead of wager of battle,” and so forth, and so forth.
The form of oaths for compurgation were specified for theft of cattle, unsoundness of property bought, and money owed for a sale.
Trial was basically by compurgation, with oath-helpers swearing to or against the veracity of the alleged offender's oath.
The assize then bifurcated into the grand jury of twelve to twenty-four men and the petty jury or jury of verdict of twelve men, which replaced ordeal, compurgation, and trial by combat as the method of finding the truth.
Assize is the usual manner of trial, but compurgation remains in the borough court long after it becomes obsolete in the royal courts.