| ordeal | | |
| n. (event) | 1. ordeal | a severe or trying experience. |
| ~ experience | an event as apprehended.; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" |
| n. (act) | 2. ordeal, trial by ordeal | 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. |
| ~ trial | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law.; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial" |
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