Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest.
An oath taken by a suspect asserting their innocence, backed up by 12 'oath-helpers' from the community.
Compurgation appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, especially Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest and Government, Economy and Society.
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