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Trial by ordeal was an ancient judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to a painful, or at least...

one involves the drinking of a poisonous concoction made from the bark of the "Ordeal Tree", or erythrophleum suaveolens. Another involves the rubbing...

of which is flat. The bark of the tree has been used in Liberia to make a toxic concoction used for a form of trial by ordeal called "sassywood". This...

brew derived from the bark of the sasswood tree and administering it to the accused. In order to create the drink, bark of the ordeal tree was simply scraped...

and Mickey Argyll in BBC's three-part adaptation of Agatha Christie novel Ordeal by Innocence. His other television roles have included Echo Beach (2008)...

The tenth season of the One Piece anime series, the "Thriller Bark Chapter", was produced by Toei Animation, and directed by Munehisa Sakai based on Eiichiro...

was otherwise healthy. Once back home, he apparently kept his seven-week ordeal to himself, fearing he would upset his mother with his recklessness. He...

witchcraft is tried by ordeal for the determination of guilt by being subjected to the forced imbibition of a decoction of the bark of the sasswood (sassywood)...

Company Man, Len Hendry as Night Watchman, Lew Brown as Policeman 325 25 "The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow" Robert Stevens Alvin Sargent Patricia Collinge as Adelaide...

bodies of Griga and Furton, with Doorbal doing most of the work. After his ordeal, Marc Schiller hired Miami private investigator Ed Du Bois to investigate...

famous quote by serial killer Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine) was punctuated by a bark from Precious as he held her in his arms: “It rubs the lotion on its skin...

appears to be startled by footsteps in the house and runs out of the house barking. Jessie wakes up in the dark, and sees a deformed obscured figure who reveals...

the Bible, Biblical scholars and learned Biblical commentators view the ordeal of the bitter water (prescribed for a sotah, or a wife whose husband suspects...

opening and Kayako chasing Hiro and eventually kills him. After surviving her ordeal, Erika makes it home. She and her family live at the same house where Takeo...

word for "armadillo" is tatu which is derived from the Tupi language ta' "bark, armor" and tu "dense"; and used in Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Paraguay...

creation is the amateur sleuth Peter Duluth. In 1963, the story collection The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow was given a Special Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America...

which there was a barking dog. The Tactical Squad shot and killed the dog. Palczynski made one demand to officers throughout the ordeal: to speak with Whitehead...

addition to this, the custom of saimon or "trial by ordeal" remained strong, and the outcome of such ordeals constituted a pact to settle a matter. When a crime...

them regarding the High Bishop's treatment of her, blaming Myne for the ordeal. When she realizes that she isn't needed, Delia pleads with Myne to keep...

that, for the time being, viewers will be intrigued enough to see how this ordeal will play out." Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote: "If most...