Definition of Compurgation
Com`pur`ga´tion
n.
1.
(Law)
The
act
or
practice
of
justifying
or
confirming
a
man
'
s
veracity
by
the
oath
of
others
; -
called
also
wager
of
law
.
See
Purgation
;
also
Wager
of
law
,
under
Wager
.
2.
Exculpation
by
testimony
to
one
'
s
veracity
or
innocence
.
He
was
privileged
from
his
childhood
from
suspicion
of
incontinency
and
needed
no
compurgation
.
- Bp. Hacket.
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