compurgation

As nouns the difference between terms and compurgation

is that terms is while compurgation is acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.

As a noun compurgation

is acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.

As an adjective compurgatorial is

relating to a compurgator or to compurgation.

Compurgator is a related term of compurgation.

As nouns the difference between compurgator and compurgation

is that compurgator is a character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent while compurgation is acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.

As nouns the difference between vindication and compurgation

is that vindication is the act of vindicating]] or the state of being [[vindicate|vindicated while compurgation is acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.

As nouns the difference between oath and compurgation

is that oath is a solemn pledge or promise to a god, king, or another person, to attest to the truth of a statement or contract while compurgation is acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.

As a verb oath

is (archaic) to pledge.

As nouns the difference between accusation and compurgation

is that accusation is the act of accusing while compurgation is acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.

As a proper noun charge

is a commune in the indre-et-loire department in france.

As a noun compurgation is

acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.