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Meaning of ordalía by Joaquín Montes Rodríguez





Joaquín Montes Rodríguez

ordalía
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Dangerous test to which the suspect of a crime was subjected; surviving the trial was proof of his innocence, which is why he is also called "God's judgment." While the word and usage have barbaric origins in Europe, many other societies have practiced such judgments. By extension, trial and conviction without support and exaggerated.

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