Judicium Dei

English Law: Judicium Dei in the Past

The judgment of God. There is further information on this topic in this legal reference. The English law formerly impiously called the judgments on trials by ordeal, by battle and the like, the judgments of God. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about judicium dei is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including judicium dei.

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