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Definition of Trial by ordeal
1. Noun. A primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence.
Definition of Trial by ordeal
1. Noun. (legal) : Archaic practice by which a person accused of a crime could prove his innocence by his survival of physically painful tests. ¹
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