compurgation

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For civil suits there was a provision against ‘wager of battle,’ and the accused again cleared themselves by compurgation.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric by Hallett, Cecil Walter Charles

The form of the oath which she was to swear was then communicated to her and the day for the compurgation fixed.

From Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga by Unknown

Sometimes the court decided offhand, sometimes compurgation was allowed immediately or on the next day, sometimes juries were formed and gave decisions.

From An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England by Cheyney, Edward Potts

The persons brought forward to take this oath were known as compurgators, or "co-swearers," and the legal act thus performed was called compurgation.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

This form gradually fell into disuse before the more rational form of compurgation introduced into Teutonic courts in the fifth century.

From Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association by Weston, Stephen Francis