🔤 Compurgation ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
qasam se bari hona, gawahon ke zariye safai, qanooni tor par be-gunahi sabit karna, purana qanooni tareeqa
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ENGLISH
📚noun
compurgation
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ˌkɒmpjʊəˈɡeɪʃən/
Phonetic: kom-pyoo-geh-shun
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DEFINITION
An old legal practice in which an accused person cleared themselves of a charge by taking an oath supported by others swearing to their credibility.
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Compurgation was used in medieval courts.
The accused relied on compurgation to prove innocence.
Modern law has abolished compurgation.
Historians study compurgation as a legal custom.
Compurgation depended on social reputation.
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SYNONYMS
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ANTONYMS
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