This custom required that the accused perform a test decided by divine authority to prove guilt or innocence.

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Trial by ordeal was a judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to a painful, or at least an unpleasant, experience. The underlying belief was that divine intervention would ensure the innocent would survive or complete the ordeal unharmed, while the guilty would fail or be injured.

This Custom Required That the Accused Perform a Test Decided