compurgator

compurgator
index deponent, eyewitness, witness

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


compurgator
In early legal practice, one of several character witnesses produced by someone accused of a crime or by a defendant in a civil suit to attest, in court, that he or she believed the defendant on his or her oath.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


compurgator
In early legal practice, one of several character witnesses produced by someone accused of a crime or by a defendant in a civil suit to attest, in court, that he or she believed the defendant on his or her oath.

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  • Compurgator — Com pur*ga tor, n. [LL.] One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. See {Purgation}; also {Wager of law}, under {Wager}. [1913 Webster] All they who know me . . . will say they have reason in this matter to be my… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Compurgātor — (mittellat.), Eideshelfer …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • compurgator — [käm′pər gāt΄ər] n. [ML: see COMPURGATION] one who testified in a compurgation …   English World dictionary

  • compurgator — noun Date: 1533 one who under oath vouches for the character or conduct of an accused person …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • compurgator — /kom peuhr gay teuhr/, n. a person who vouches for the innocence and truthful testimony of another. [1525 35; < ML, equiv. to compurga(re) (see COMPURGATION) + tor TOR] * * * …   Universalium

  • compurgator — n. one who swears upon the innocence and good character of a defendant …   English contemporary dictionary

  • compurgator — [ kɒmpə:geɪtə] noun Law, historical a sworn witness to the innocence or good character of an accused person …   English new terms dictionary

  • Compurgator — ♦ One who supports the oath of another. A man who, in court, was required to prove his assertions by waging his law swore a solemn oath to the truth of his declarations, and had to be supported by oath helpers who testified on oath to his… …   Medieval glossary

  • compurgator — com·pur·ga·tor …   English syllables

  • compurgator — /ˈkɒmpɜˌgeɪtə/ (say komper.gaytuh) noun someone who testifies to another s innocence or veracity …  

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