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trial by ordeal

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trial by ordeal
     n : 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 [syn: {ordeal}]
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