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Definition of Compurgation
1. n. The act or practice of justifying or confirming a man's veracity by the oath of others; -- called also wager of law. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager.
Definition of Compurgation
1. Noun. (obsolete legal) A form of trial in which the defendant took an oath of his innocence and summoned twelve people to swear that they believed him ¹
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Definition of Compurgation
1. [n -S]
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