compurgator

n. 辩护者, 为他人作证者

词形变化

compurgators 复数 compurgators

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    历史 法律
  2. 2.

    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.

    历史 法律

词源

From Medieval Latin compurgator or Middle French compurgateur, from Latin compurgō (“to purify”).

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