英语词汇“trial by ordeal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

trial by ordeal

释义

Noun: trial by ordeal

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
- ordeal

Derived forms: trial by ordeals

Type of: trial

Encyclopedia: Trial by ordeal

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