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Trail by combat |
Trial by combat was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of witnesses or a confession in which two parties in dispute fought in single combat; the winner of the fight was proclaimed to be right. In essence, it was a judicially sanctioned duel. |
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Trial by fire |
Trial by fire was an ancient judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to a painful, or at least an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience. The test was one of life or death, and the proof of innocence was survival. |
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Trial by water |
In trial by water the accused was thrown into a pool of water bound. If he sank and drowned he was innocent (and conveniently dead). If he floated and did not sink, he was taken to have been "rejected" by the waterand must necessarily be guilty. |
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The gallows |
Gallows were a familiar sight in the landscape of fifteenth-century Frisia. ... For this purpose, wagon-wheels were attached onto poles nearby the gallows to serve as platforms upon which the beheaded and broken bodies of criminals were laid.
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The pillory |
The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. The pillory is related to the stocks.
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Chair of torture |
The Iron Chair is a torture device that has several different variations depending on its origin and use throughout ...
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The Rack
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The rack is a torture device consisting of a rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, with a roller at one or both ends. The victim's ankles are fastened to one roller and the wrists are chained to the other.
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Brazen Bull
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DescriptionThe brazen bull, bronze bull, or Sicilian bull, was allegedly a torture and execution device designed in ancient Greece.
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Iron Maiden
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DescriptionThe iron maiden is a torture and execution device, consisting of an iron cabinet with a hinged front and spike-covered interior, sufficiently tall to enclose a human being. The first stories citing the iron maiden were composed in the 19th century.
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Dunking
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Dunking is a form of punishment that was mainly reserved for supposed witches. ...
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Boiling
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Death by boiling is a method of execution in which a person is killed by being immersed in a boilingliquid. While not as common as other methods of execution, boiling to death has been used in many parts of Europe and Asia.
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Rat Torture
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DescriptionRat torture is the use of rats to torture a victim by encouraging them to attack and eat the victim alive.
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Kings Court
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A court is an extended royal household in a monarchy, including all those who regularly attend on a monarch, or another .... In Western Europe, consolidation of power of local magnates and of kings in ...
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Village Court
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The village courts dealt with a variety of problems or unsettled arguments, or deciding a fate of any law breakers. Minor punishments were things like: being put in the stocks or forced to wear a mask of shame.
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Manor Court
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The manor court was the lowest court of law in England and governed those areas over which the lord of the ... During the medieval period, graves also supervised labour services on the lord's desmesne.
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Church Court
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Whilst the church courts did not have the death penalty, they did have some imaginative punishments. They issued fines or ordered the guilty party to be whipped. Most of the punishments were carried out in public. ... The highest church court was the Convocation where the worst crimes committed by clerics were tried.
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Magna Carta
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a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
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