compurgations

Definition of compurgationsnext
plural of compurgation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compurgations
Noun
  • Essayli’s prosecutors have seen four additional cases involving allegations of assault on a federal officer end in acquittals, a nearly unheard of losing streak.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The acquittals also offer insights into the upcoming trial of former Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo on charges of child abandonment.
    Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In Indiana, eyewitness misidentification was a factor in 22 out of 57 exonerations.
    Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
  • For the better part of a decade, Illinois led the nation in annual exonerations until it was surpassed by Texas in 2024, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • By simultaneously hitting three or more targets, these agents promise not only deeper responses but potentially longer remissions in some of the hardest-to-treat cancers.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Two cooperating witnesses in the federal case against Vázquez did not receive pardons.
    Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
  • But Hoover still is in custody on state charges, where presidential pardons don't apply.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Compurgations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compurgations. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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