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TRIAL BY ORDEAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
ordeal; trial by ordeal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("trial by ordeal" is a kind of...):
trial ((law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law)
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