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| Medieval Legal System | System operated on concept of “Guilty until proven innocent” – Opposite of today’s legal system |
| Hue and Cry | Former English law. A loud cry calling for the pursuit and capture of a criminal. |
| Tithing | A group of ten members. If one committed a crime others ensured the criminal attended court |
| Heresy | The act of doing something in serious conflict with the teachings of the church |
| Treason | The act of betraying ones country or ruler |
| Trial by ordeal | Trials by Ordeal were used primarily in medieval Europe by the Catholic Church to determine the guilt or innocence of those accused of witchcraft. |
| Ordeal By Fire | Involved an accused person held a red hot iron bar and walked three paces. |
| Ordeal By Water | An accused person was tied up and thrown into water. If you floated you were guilty of the crime you were accused of. |
| Ordeal by Combat | Two parties in dispute fought in single combat; the winner of the fight was proclaimed to be right. |
| Law and order durung medieval times was the responsibility of | The community and the church |
| Whipping | The victim was chained to the post, stripped to the waist and whipped |
| Brank | A large iron cage placed on the head |
| Beheading | Punishment that resulted in your head being chopped off |
| Hanging | Punishment that resulted in the person being hung from the rope |
| Drunkards cloak | Punishment were the drunk was forced to don a barrel and wander through town |
| Pillory | The person being punished would have to stand in the device in the middle of the market to be ridiculed by passersby |
