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Trial by Ordeal

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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

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ordeal
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Trial by Ordeals
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Trial by Ordeal's
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Trial by Ordeals'

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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

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