Compurgation (Crossword clue)
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This page shows answers to the clue Compurgation, followed by 8 definitions like “In addition to trial by ordeal”, “Called also wager of law. See Purgation” and “Clearing an accused person by means of oaths”.Definitions of “Compurgation”
If the answer you seek is not in the answers above these definitions may help solving your crossword puzzle.• Clearing an accused person by means of oaths
• Where the defendant swears they are not guilty
• Exculpation by testimony to one`s veracity or innocence
• Compurgation was a mode of defence allowed by the Anglo-Saxon law in England
• Compurgation, also called wager of law, is a defence used primarily in medieval law
• Obs. A person of good birth and reputation could bring two witnesses of good standing
• The act or practice of justifying or confirming a man`s veracity by the oath of others
• In early English law, method of settling issues of fact by appeal to a type of character witness
• 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
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