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Meaning of Compurgator
In Anglo-Saxon law, a compurgator was a neighbor who under oath testified as to the innocence of the accused in a criminal case or in his favor in a civil case. Compurgation is said to be the origin of trial by jury in English law.
Compurgator Alternative Definition
One of several neighbors of a person accused of a crime, or charged as a defendant in a civil action, who appeared and swore that they believed him on his oath. 3 Bl. Comm. 341.
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