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compurgator witness who swears to the credibility of an accused person when he purges himself by oath. XVI. — medL.
compurgātor, f.
COM- +
purgātor purger (see
PURGE).
So
compurgation XVII.
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Rhetoric and Law in Early Modern Europe. (book review)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books; 9/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...explaining this, Harris Sacks points at the inadequacy of compurgation as a method of proof. In medieval debt law, the...that a promise had been made could have recourse to compurgation, but as people were increasingly believed capable...
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Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/21/2004; 447 words
; ...six words. It knew caldera (colder), defalcate (embezzlement), jejune (dull) and mulct (fine), but misfired on compurgation and geoduck. The Page Mark can do more than a dictionary, but not so much to justify a $50 retail price. At a deep discount...
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The challenge of peremptory challenges a brief study in the evolution of the law.(Florida)
Magazine article from: Florida Bar Journal; 6/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Clarendon. At that Assize, Henry had radically altered the legal system of his people. The existing forms of trial--compurgation, ordeal, and combat--were abolished. In their place, the King had created something entirely new: trial by jury...
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compurgation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
compurgation , in medieval law, a complete defense...persons to swear they believed his oath. Compurgation, also called wager of law, was found...Constitutions of Clarendon (1164). Compurgation was still permitted in civil actions...
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Compurgator
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...believed the defendant on his or her oath. The process of compurgation, called wager of law in England, was a type of absolution...and swear to his or her innocence or nonliability. Through compurgation, the person on trial was able to conclusively contradict...
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English Law
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...Trials in the modern sense did not exist, nor did juries. Guilt and innocence were determined by compurgation and ordeal. Compurgation was a ritualistic procedure in which accused persons might clear themselves of an alleged wrongdoing...
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oath
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...of a promise. The oath thus performs wide legal and quasi-legal functions. It was the basis of the medieval process of compurgation . It is still used in legal proceedings today: Thus, a jury is sworn in, and a witness takes an oath before testifying...
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Canon Law
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...purgation, in which the accused person swore an oath that she or he was innocent. Proof of innocence was accomplished by compurgation, in which several oath helpers would swear that they believed the oath was true. People who objected to the purgation of...
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