Vindication vs Compurgation - What's the difference?
vindication | compurgation |
The act of vindicating]] or the state of being [[vindicate, vindicated.
Evidence, facts, statements, or arguments that justify a claim or belief.
Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
* 2012 , Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex , Penguin 2013, p. 23:
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.vindication
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Alternative forms
* (abbreviation)Noun
(en noun)compurgation
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(wikipedia compurgation)Noun
(en noun)- Between the later middle ages and the early seventeenth century, compurgation appears to have become an increasingly onerous test to pass, perhaps reflecting tightening attitudes to sexual offenders.
