compurgations

Definition of compurgationsnext
plural of compurgation
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Noun
  • But in other court districts where cases are further along, many have been tossed by judges or resulted in acquittals.
    Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Six have gone to trial, including five for assault on a federal officer, and all have resulted in acquittals.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Dozens of other prosecutors around America quickly followed in establishing conviction review units resulting in hundreds of exonerations.
    John O’Hara, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Florida has the highest number of death row exonerations in the nation, with 30.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 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
  • Going back further, prediction market analysts have identified a trader who appears to have profited handsomely from having advance knowledge of the pardons former President Biden granted in his final hours in office.
    Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Last month Blanche touted those very pardons at the Conservative Political Action Conference last month.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Compurgations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compurgations. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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