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Meaning of ordalía




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

ordalía
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Judgment of God. Proof to which the accused were subjected in the Middle Ages to know their guilt or innocence (mourning, hot iron, fire).

  




Joaquín Montes Rodríguez

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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