- trial by ordeal as a noun:
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trial by ordeal
noun
1 trial by ordeal
A primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence.
synonym: ordeal.
Dutch: ontbering
Polish: Sąd Boży, ordalia
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