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compurgation

Compurgation (noun) means acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.

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Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
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Etymology

From Latin compurgātiōnem, from compurgāre (“to purify”).

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"compurgation" (noun) means acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.

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