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noun
Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.
A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: law
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noun
Someone who vouches for another person's innocence, trustworthiness etc.
An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: law
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History
From Medieval Latin compurgator or Middle French compurgateur, from Latin compurgō (“to purify”).
