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Trial by ordeal was a judicial practice where the guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to a dangerous experience. It was based on the idea that God would perform a miracle to help the innocent by allowing them to survive the test unharmed. There were different types of ordeals including fire, water, the cross, and ingestion. In the ordeal of fire, the accused would hold a hot iron or walk over hot ploughshares, and their wounds would later be examined to determine guilt. The o
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- Lloyd Casingal Melana
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- EN