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trial by ordeal

trial by ordeal noun: an archaic practice by which a person accused of a crime could prove their innocence by their survival of physically painful tests.

Noun

trial by ordeal (countable and uncountable, plural trials by ordeal)

  1. 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.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 175

trial by ordeal meaning in Thai

trial by ordeal in Thai

practice
จารีตนครบาล

Forms of trial by ordeal

pluraltrials by ordeal

Questions about trial by ordeal

What does trial by ordeal mean?
Trial by ordeal means an archaic practice by which a person accused of a crime could prove their innocence by their survival of physically painful tests.
What is trial by ordeal in Thai?
Trial by ordeal in Thai is จารีตนครบาล. See Trial by ordeal meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is trial by ordeal?
Trial by ordeal is a noun.
What is the plural of trial by ordeal?
The plural of trial by ordeal is trials by ordeal.

Words near trial by ordeal in the dictionary

  1. trial balloons
  2. trial by combat
  3. trial by fire
  4. trial by jury
  5. trial by media
  6. trial by ordeal
  7. trial court
  8. trial courts
  9. trial de novo
  10. trial division
  11. trial divisions

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