compurgation

Definition of compurgationnext

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Noun
  • The school construction scandal should not end in a presidential pardon.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
  • Maxwell's former attorney, David Markus, told reporters last summer that Maxwell had not requested a pardon, but would welcome any relief.
    James Hill, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Start by checking your credit card debt forgiveness eligibility here.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • The move comes as the department prepares to implement controversial changes to the PSLF program that would give Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sweeping authority to cut off borrowers from loan forgiveness.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • In clinical trials, roughly 78% of patients reached remission and more than 80% were still in remission a full year later.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Abivax added that more than a third of patients who didn't respond to the treatment initially achieved remission after about 10 months.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • That's different than an insanity defense, which usually seeks total absolution, Schoenstein said.
    Mark Prussin, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • The point is not that the offender deserves absolution.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • The 12-person federal jury’s acquittal on Tuesday spared Yener of potentially decades in prison if he had been convicted of the main explosive charge.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Associate Judge Andi Saputra, who offered the sole dissenting opinion in the decision and called for acquittal, said the case offered no proof of malicious intent, wrongdoing or any indication of a conflict of interest.
    Chandra Asmara, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • For Alston, the scale of the effort offers a personal vindication.
    Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Markets do not pay for eventual intellectual vindication.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
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“Compurgation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compurgation. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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