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Meaning of "compurgator" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPURGATOR

compurgator  [ˈkɒmpəˌɡeɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPURGATOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Compurgator is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPURGATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Compurgation

Compurgation, also called wager of law, is a defence used primarily in medieval law. A defendant could establish his innocence or nonliability by taking an oath and by getting a required number of persons, typically twelve, to swear they believed the defendant's oath. From Latin, com = with, purgare = make clean, cleanse, excuse L. com is also an intensifier and turns a word into the superlative form, so compurgation, by etymology, means 'to thoroughly clean or excuse'. Compurgation was found in early Germanic law, in Welsh law, and in the English ecclesiastical courts until the 17th century. In common law it was substantially abolished as a defence in felonies by the Constitutions of Clarendon in 1164. The defence was still permitted in civil actions for debt and vestiges of it survived until statutory repeal at various times in common law countries, e.g. in England in 1833, and Queensland, Australia at some point before the Queensland Common Practice Act of 1867. Wager of law survived to recent centuries, and, in many jurisdictions has been repealed by statute. An example of this is the Queensland Common Law Practice Act 1867, s 3.

Definition of compurgator in the English dictionary

The definition of compurgator in the dictionary is someone who defends the innocence of an accused person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPURGATOR


abrogator
ˈæbrəˌɡeɪtə
aggregator
ˈæɡrɪˌɡeɪtə
alligator
ˈælɪˌɡeɪtə
arrogator
ˈærəˌɡeɪtə
castigator
ˈkæstɪˌɡeɪtə
conjugator
ˈkɒndʒʊˌɡeɪtə
corrugator
ˈkɒrʊˌɡeɪtə
delegator
ˈdelɪˌɡeɪtə
expurgator
ˈɛkspəˌɡeɪtə
indagator
ˈɪndəˌɡeɪtə
interrogator
ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪtə
investigator
ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪtə
irrigator
ˈɪrəˌɡeɪtə
navigator
ˈnævɪˌɡeɪtə
objurgator
ˈɒbdʒəˌɡeɪtə
obligator
ˈɒblɪˌɡeɪtə
propagator
ˈprɒpəˌɡeɪtə
segregator
ˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪtə
supererogator
ˌsuːpərˈerəˌɡeɪtə
tailgater
ˈteɪlˌɡeɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPURGATOR

compulsiveness
compulsivity
compulsorily
compulsory
compulsory liquidation
compulsory purchase
compunction
compunctious
compunctiously
compurgation
compurgatorial
compurgatory
compursion
computability
computable
computant
computation
computational
computational fluid dynamics
computational linguistics

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPURGATOR

abnegator
administrator
astronavigator
calculator
circumnavigator
coinvestigator
congregator
divulgator
fumigator
fustigator
gator
Henry the Navigator
instigator
legator
litigator
negator
private investigator
promulgator
subjugator
variegator

Synonyms and antonyms of compurgator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «compurgator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPURGATOR

Find out the translation of compurgator to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of compurgator from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «compurgator» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

compurgator
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

compurgator
570 millions of speakers

English

compurgator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

compurgator
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

compurgator
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

compurgator
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

compurgator
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

compurgator
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

compurgator
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemborong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

compurgator
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

compurgator
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

compurgator
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Compurgator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

compurgator
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருவருடைய குற்றமற்ற தன்மைக்கு சான்றளிப்பவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कपालक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

compurgator
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

compurgator
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

compurgator
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

compurgator
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

compurgator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

compurgator
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

compurgator
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

compurgator
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

compurgator
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of compurgator

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPURGATOR»

The term «compurgator» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.325 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPURGATOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about compurgator

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPURGATOR»

Discover the use of compurgator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to compurgator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sacro arsenale
Eliseo Masini. Et ßattm de mandato , &c. diBusA.juravit , taBis Sacrîs Script** ris ad Sacra Dei Evangelio , quod ipfe Teflit credit , pradiBum N verum juraß'e . В ei tide В. alius compurgator Tocatas ...
Eliseo Masini, 1730
2
The Code Napoléon, Verbally Translated from the French: To ...
Every one was bound to appear at the place appointed when called on, as a compurgator; if he there refused to join in taking the oath, he was, as appears by the law of the Lombards, bound to assign the particular reasons which induced his ...
France, Bryant Barrett, 1811
3
On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish: A Series of ...
("11 Toing, an oath, that is, of a compurgator. The Fer Mil/boil: in the text is described as being Illlluinfl, " he is an oath", and lmluing Smuc/ila, " he is an oath of fine or penalty”, which imply difl'erent functions in each case. As an oath simply , ...
Eugene O'Curry, 1873
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The Oriental Herald and Colonial Review. - London, ...
Try, by these tests, the declarant Elphinstone's weight as a general political compurgator of John Adam. 1st test. APTNESS, as formerly, may be fully taken for admitted. 2d. SOLIDITY or JUDGMENT. In so far as education and reading influence ...
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Scott's Monthly Magazine
The only thing to be said for the compurgator system is, that in a superstitious age , when the evil consequences of a false assertion made on oath were supposed to be direct and immediate, and from the hand of God himself, it might have ...
William J. Scott, William Henry Wylly, 1868
6
Lexicon Tetraglotton, an English-French-Italian-Spanish ...
A Compurgator j Compurgator; Compurgator ; Compurgador , ateftigua- dor. A Computation ; Computation, calcul; Computatione ; Compunción. A Computift, or computatift; Computiße, calculateur ; Contatore , talculatore ; Com a dor.
James Howell, 1660
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The Oriental Herald
Try, by these tests, the declarant Elphinstone'6 weight as a general political compurgator of John Adam. 1st test. Aptness, as formerly, may be fully taken for admitted. 2d. Solidity of Judoment. In so far as education and reading influence ...
8
The Oriental herald and colonial review [ed. by J.S. ...
Try, by these tests, the declarant Elphinstone's weight as a general political compurgator of John Adai. ... command, without adequate talents, may be fairly conceded as adding to the probabilities of the compurgator's capability of solid judging.
James Silk Buckingham, 1824
9
The Oriental Herald and Journal of General Literature
Try, by these tests, the declarant Elphinstone's weight as a general political compurgator of John Adam. 1st test. Aptness, as formerly, may be fully taken for admitted. 2d. Solidity of Judgment. In so far as education and reading influence ...
10
English Penitential Discipline and Anglo-Saxon Law in Their ...
Hence, the use of unconseorated crosses and the like might constitute illegal procedure and facilitate perjury 3 by collusion between the conducting priest and a suborner, compurgator, or witness. As regards the omission of penance for ...
Thomas Pollock Oakley, 2003

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPURGATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term compurgator is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to Improve a British Royal Scandal? Add Berlusconi
If Time lets short-minded people like "Compurgator" write such offensive comments, it's better for me to unsubscribe. Bye. Arbaminch 5pts. «TIME, Sep 12»
2
Mubarak trial goes behind closed doors, case merged with former …
“The defense team sees Tantawi as a compurgator, or a witness whose testimony would exonerate Mubarak. The plaintiffs' lawyers, however, ... «Al-Arabiya, Aug 11»

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