compurgator
/ˈkɒmpəːɡeɪtə
/noun Law, historical
A sworn witness to the innocence or good character of an accused person.Well, she probably thought the air force officer was a compurgator....
- My neighbors, as my compurgators, could aver this fact, as seeing my occupations and my attachment to them.
- If these compurgators all agreed in a declaration in favour of the accused, this was held to he a complete acquittal.
Origin
Mid 16th century: medieval Latin, from Latin com- 'together with' + purgator, from purgare 'purify' (see compurgation).
- resolutioner
- resolutionist
- resolutive
- resolutory
- resolvability
- resolvable
- resolvableness
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- resolved
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- resolving gel
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- resonance
- resonance absorption
- resonance capture
- resonance cavity
- resonance chamber
- resonance energy