compurgation

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compurgation意思解释

n.

根据他人保证宣告被告无罪；

英英释义

Compurgation, also called wager of law, is a defence used primarily in medieval law. A defendant could establish his innocence or nonliability by taking an oath and by getting a required number of persons, typically twelve, to swear they believed the defendant\'s oath.