Compurgation
Ballentine's Law Dictionary · James A. Ballentine · 1916
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
An old form of trial wherein the defendant could call twelve compurgators to swear to their belief in his innocence.
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Ballentine's Law Dictionary · James A. Ballentine · 1916
An old form of trial wherein the defendant could call twelve compurgators to swear to their belief in his innocence.