https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_by_ordeal
Trial by ordeal was an ancient judicial practice by which the
guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to
an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience. Classically, the test was
one of life or death and the proof of innocence was survival. In some
cases, the accused was considered innocent if they escaped injury or if
their injuries healed (or sometimes the reverse: see below, "Ordeal of
cold water").
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