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VULGARIS PURGATIO

\vˈʌlɡɑːɹˌɪs pɜːɡˈe͡ɪʃɪˌə͡ʊ], \vˈʌlɡɑːɹˌɪs pɜːɡˈe‍ɪʃɪˌə‍ʊ], \v_ˈʌ_l_ɡ_ɑː_ɹ_ˌɪ_s p_ɜː_ɡ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\

Definitions of VULGARIS PURGATIO

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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Lat In old English law. Common purgation; a name given to the trial by ordeal, to distinguish it from the canonical purgation, which was by the oath of the party. 4 Bl. Comm. 342.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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