compurgation

com·pur·ga·tion

C0538400 (kŏm′pər-gā′shən)n. An ancient form of trial in which an accused person could call a number of people, usually 12, to swear to their belief in his or her innocence.

[Late Latin compūrgātiō, compūrgātiōn-, complete purification, from Latin compūrgātus, past participle of compūrgāre, to purify completely : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + pūrgāre, to purify; see peuə- in Indo-European roots.]

compurgation

(ˌkɒmpɜːˈɡeɪʃən) n (Law) law (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence[C17: from Medieval Latin compurgātiō, from Latin compurgāre to purify entirely, from com- (intensive) + purgāre to purge] ˈcompurˌgator n comˈpurgatory, comˌpurgaˈtorial adj

compurgation

formerly, in common law, acquittal on the basis of endorsement by the friends or neighbors of the accused. Also called trial by wager of law. — compurgator, n. — compurgatory, adj.See also: Law

compurgation

(kŏm'pərgā`shən), in medieval law, a complete defense. A defendant could establish his innocence or nonliability by taking an oath and by getting a required number of persons to swear they believed his oath. Compurgation, also called wager of law, was found in early Germanic law and in English ecclesiastical law until the 17th cent. In common law it was substantially abolished as a defense in felonies by the Constitutions of Clarendon (1164). Compurgation was still permitted in civil actions for debt, however, and vestiges of it survived until its final abolition in 1833. It is doubtful whether compurgation ever existed in America.

单词	compurgation
释义	compurgation com·pur·ga·tion C0538400 (kŏm′pər-gā′shən)n. An ancient form of trial in which an accused person could call a number of people, usually 12, to swear to their belief in his or her innocence. [Late Latin compūrgātiō, compūrgātiōn-, complete purification, from Latin compūrgātus, past participle of compūrgāre, to purify completely : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + pūrgāre, to purify; see peuə- in Indo-European roots.] compurgation (ˌkɒmpɜːˈɡeɪʃən) n (Law) law (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence[C17: from Medieval Latin compurgātiō, from Latin compurgāre to purify entirely, from com- (intensive) + purgāre to purge] ˈcompurˌgator n comˈpurgatory, comˌpurgaˈtorial adj compurgation formerly, in common law, acquittal on the basis of endorsement by the friends or neighbors of the accused. Also called trial by wager of law. — compurgator, n. — compurgatory, adj.See also: Law compurgation compurgation (kŏm'pərgā`shən), in medieval law, a complete defense. A defendant could establish his innocence or nonliability by taking an oath and by getting a required number of persons to swear they believed his oath. Compurgation, also called wager of law, was found in early Germanic law and in English ecclesiastical law until the 17th cent. In common law it was substantially abolished as a defense in felonies by the Constitutions of Clarendon (1164). Compurgation was still permitted in civil actions for debt, however, and vestiges of it survived until its final abolition in 1833. It is doubtful whether compurgation ever existed in America. compurgation compurgation the medieval procedure by which a person could defend a claim or charge by giving his oath and being supported by compurgators, usually 12 in number. They testified that they believed the person who called them and did not speak to the facts of the case, as is the modern procedure.
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