"trial by ordeal" meaning in English

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        "(law) An archaic practice by which a person accused of a crime could prove their innocence by their survival of physically painful tests."
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          "word": "ordalie"
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          "sense": "practice",
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          "sense": "practice",
          "word": "จารีตนครบาล"
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