神しん明めい裁さい判ばん

noun

trial by ordeal

Historical term referring to a judicial practice in which the accused undergoes a painful or dangerous test, with the outcome believed to reflect divine judgment.

• 中ちゅう世せいヨーロッパでは、神しん明めい裁さい判ばんが広ひろく行おこなわれていた。

  In medieval Europe, trial by ordeal was widely practiced.