compurgation

n. 宣誓免责
【法】 依据他人证词宣誓证明被告无罪的程序

com.pur.ga.tion

n.Law （名词）【法律】
An ancient form of trial in which an accused person could call people to swear to their belief in his innocence.
免罚宣誓审判：旧时一种判案方法，其中被告人可以找个人以宣誓的方式证明他的无辜

来源：
Late Latin compôrg3tiô compôrg3tiôn- [complete purification]
后期拉丁语 compôrg3tiô compôrg3tiôn- [完全纯洁]
from Latin compôrg3tus [past participle of] compôrg3re [to purify completely]
源自 拉丁语 compôrg3tus [] compôrg3re的过去分词 [使…完全纯洁]
com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
com- [前缀，表加强词义] *参见 com-
pôrg3re [to purify] * see peu…-
pôrg3re [净化] *参见 peu…-