compurgation
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin compurgātiōnem, from compurgāre (“to purify”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
compurgation (countable and uncountable, plural compurgations)
- (now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
- 2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin 2013, p. 23:
- Between the later middle ages and the early seventeenth century, compurgation appears to have become an increasingly onerous test to pass, perhaps reflecting tightening attitudes to sexual offenders.
- 2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin 2013, p. 23:
Related terms
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Translations
clearing someone following sworn oaths
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