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1. 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 Source: wordnet

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innocence accused believed control dangerous determining divine escape guilt method painful person primitive sign subjecting taken tests

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