Accused vs Compurgator - What's the difference?
accused | compurgator |
(accuse)
(legal) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
Having been accused; being the target of accusations.
* 1883 , Charlotte Mary Yonge, Landmarks of Recent History, 1770-1883 , Walter Smith (publisher),
* 1891 , Charles Grant Robertson, Caesar Borgia: The Stanhope Essay for 1891 , B.H. Blackwell,
* 2007 , Patricia Love and Steven Stosny, How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking about It: Finding Love Beyond Words , Random House, ISBN 9780767923170,
A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
* 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 244:
(historical, legal) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
More generally, someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.
As nouns the difference between accused and compurgator
is that accused is (legal) the person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case while compurgator is a character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.As a verb accused
is (accuse).As an adjective accused
is having been accused; being the target of accusations.accused
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(accused)Usage notes
* (noun) Preceded by the word the .Adjective
(en adjective)pages 11–12:
- This power chiefly fell to the queen, and she was more accused than ever of too much leaning towards her own country;
pages 8–9:
- Naples had an almost stronger preference for the interposition of Spain, while the great republic of Venice in the eyes of Italy stood accused of aspiring to bring the whole peninsula under its sway,
page 188:
- If she felt unimportant, you showed her that she was important to you. If she felt accused , you reassured her. If she felt guilty, you helped her feel better.
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*compurgator
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(en noun)- If a wise woman fell under suspicion from the authorities her neighbours might rally to her defence, providing compurgators in court, or drawing up certificates testifying to her innocence.