compurgation
Pronunciation: /kɒmpɜːˈɡeɪʃən/
The English word “compurgation” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
Etymology
From Latin compurgātiōnem, from compurgāre (“to purify”).
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