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Water ordeal
(gcide) | Water ordeal \Wa"ter or"de*al\
Same as Ordeal by water. See the Note under Ordeal, n.,
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[1913 Webster] Water ousel |
WATER ORDEAL
(bouvier) | WATER ORDEAL. An ancient form of trial, now abolished, by which the accused,
tied band and foot, were cast into cold water, and if they did not sink they
were deemed innocent or they were compelled to plunge their limbs into hot
water, and if they came out unhurt they were considered innocent. Vide
Ordeal.
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WATER ORDEAL
(bouvier) | WATER ORDEAL. An ancient form of trial, now abolished, by which the accused,
tied band and foot, were cast into cold water, and if they did not sink they
were deemed innocent or they were compelled to plunge their limbs into hot
water, and if they came out unhurt they were considered innocent. Vide
Ordeal.
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