| Once a case came to court, the method used to come to a decision was usually by compurgation. |
| Trial was basically by compurgation, with oath-helpers swearing to or against the veracity of the alleged offender's oath. |
| There was no trial by compurgation in the Royal Courts, which was abolished by Henry. |
| But the compurgation was now completed, and the Cid was compelled to do homage. |
| In the absence of positive evidence of guilt, and sometimes despite of it, the accused was bound to clear himself by compurgation or by the ordeal. |
| The Anglo-Saxon preference for compurgation, as proof of guilt or innocence, persisted and only gradually gave way to trial by jury. |
