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ORDEAL WATER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-07-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
- Courts
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ordeal by water
1, record 1, English, ordeal%20by%20water
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- water ordeal 2, record 1, English, water%20ordeal
correct
- ordeal of water 3, record 1, English, ordeal%20of%20water
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ancient form of trial, now abolished, by which the accused, tied band and foot, were cast into cold water, and if they did not sink they were deemed innocent or they were compelled to plunge their limbs into hot water, and if they came out unhurt they were considered innocent. 2, record 1, English, - ordeal%20by%20water
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ordeal of water was performed by casting the suspect into a pond or river. If the suspect floated to the surface without any action of swimming, she was deemed guilty. If the suspect sank, she was pulled out and pronounced innocent. 4, record 1, English, - ordeal%20by%20water
Record 1, Key term(s)
- water-ordeal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Peines
- Tribunaux
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épreuve de l'eau
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9preuve%20de%20l%27eau
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- jugement de l'eau 2, record 1, French, jugement%20de%20l%27eau
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La nature de ces épreuves a souvent varié. Elles consistaient tantôt à rester un certain temps sous l'eau sans se noyer (une pratique déjà attestée dans l'ancienne Mésopotamie où l'on en appelait au "jugement du fleuve") ou à plonger le bras dans un vase d'eau bouillante sans en éprouver aucun mal (épreuve de l'eau), tantôt à prendre avec la main une barre de fer rouge, ou à marcher pieds nus sur du fer ardent (c'est ce qu'on appelait le jugement par le feu). 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20de%20l%27eau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le jugement par ordalie a été pratiqué pendant plusieurs siècles. On peut en être surpris lorsque l'on constate, avec le « jugement de l'eau », que les mêmes signes étaient interprétés à charge ou à décharge d'un peuple à un autre. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20de%20l%27eau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Penas
- Tribunales
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ordalía del agua
1, record 1, Spanish, ordal%C3%ADa%20del%20agua
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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