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/kɒmpɜːˈɡeɪʃən/ · noun
(now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication..
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.
Use compurgation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Compurgation means (now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication..
Common synonyms include absolution, acquittance, assoilment, acquitment.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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