trial by ordeal
nounDefinitions
An archaic practice by which a person accused of a crime could prove their innocence by…
An archaic practice by which a person accused of a crime could prove their innocence by their survival of physically painful tests.
- Along with trial by ordeal, hanging was the most effective deterrent that could be devised in an age without police or prisons.
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