The Legal Term * Ordeal * Defined & Explained ... An ancient superstitious mode of trial. When in a criminal case the accused was arraigned, be might select the mode of trial either by God and his country, that is, by jury; or by God only, that is by ordeal. The trial by ordeal was either by fire or by water.
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History of the Medieval English Coroner System By Prof. Bernard Knight, CBE; C R O W N E R; Part 5: Trial by Ordeal, Injuries & Outlaws; ... For example, guilt could be tested by the ordeal of fire, where the suspect had to carry a bar of red-hot iron in his hands while he walked nine marked paces. In the unlikely event of...
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which starts with an ordeal by battle. ... In ordeal by hot iron, the accused person had to grasp a red-hot rod and carry it a fixed distance. The burn was then bound and inspected in three days. If it was healing, God had shown that the person was innocent. ... Trial By Ordeal ; -- the author's note from Lord of Midnight...
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Trial By Ordeal ... Trial by ordeal was when a person's innocence was tested by putting them in a dangerous position having them do a difficult test such as: ... In this trial by ordeal, a person's innocence is tested by his ability to withstand poison.
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Free Online Library: Trial By Ordeal.(Brief article, Book review) by "Internet Bookwatch"; Literature, writing, book reviews Books Book reviews ... A truly riveting read from beginning to end, Trial By Ordeal is the story of an ordinary man caught between extraordinarily ruthless enemies--and equally ruthless lawyers!
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Medieval Sourcebook: Ordeal Formuals ... The two methods of proof used in early Germanic law were compurgation and ordeal. In compurgation the accused swore to his own innocence together with a group of "oath-helpers." Two typical kinds of ordeal-in their Christianized form-are described in the following liturgical formulas.
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Definition of trial by ordeal in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of trial by ordeal. Pronunciation of trial by ordeal. Translations of trial by ordeal. trial by ordeal synonyms, trial by ordeal antonyms. Information about trial by ordeal in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... trial by fire;
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[Alteration (influenced by DEAL1) of Middle English ordal, trial by ordeal, from Old English ordāl.] ... Trial by ordeal was used to decide the guilt or innocence of a suspected criminal by invoking divine justice. There were several forms of ordeal in Anglo-Saxon and Norman England. In one the accused held a red hot iron...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on ordeal (trial method), a trial or judgment of the truth of some claim or accusation by various means based on the belief that the outcome will reflect the judgment of supernatural powers and that these powers will ensure the triumph of right. ... ordeal by combat (trial process)
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