ordeal
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Noun
- A severe or trying experience
- A primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
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Jul 14, 2026 Asbury Park Press
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