Chapter I Flashcards
The ordeal is also known as “sassy bark” is used in the wide region of Eastern Africa.
Ordeal of the Red Water
In this ordeal, the aggrieved party claimed the right to fight the alleged offender or to pay a champion to fight for him. The victor is said to win not by own strength but because of supernatural powers that had intervened on the side of the right, as in the duel in the European ages in which the “judgment of God was thought to determine the winner”. If still alive after the combat, the loser might be hanged or burned for criminal offense or have a hand cut off and property confiscated in civil actions.
Ordeal by Combat
The Word Association Test (WAT) was introduced by __________ in _______.
Francis Galton; 1879
The Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA) was manufactured by the _____________________.
National Institute of Truth Verification (NITV)
This ordeal is practiced in the hill tribe of Rajhmal in the North Bengal.
Red Hot Iron Ordeal
In this ordeal, a scale is used, in one end of the scale the accused is placed and in the other end is a counter balance. The Person will step out of the scale and listen to a judge to deliver an exhortation on the balance and get back in, if he was found lighter that before, then he should be acquitted.
Ordeal by Balance
This ordeal was recorded well by Shakespeare in “Richard III”.
Ordeal of the Bier
In this ordeal, the accused was dressed in cloth covered with wax and walked barefooted over coals of fire. If he was unhurt by the fire and the wax did not melt, he was considered innocent.
Trial of the Waxen Shirt
In this ordeal, the accused was tied at feet and hands and was lowered to cold water by rope. This rope is tied around the defendant’s waist and had a knot a particular distance from the torso. If both knot and accused dipped beneath the surface of the water, the accused was proven innocent. If the knot is dry or the water refused to receive him, the defendant was guilty.
Cold Water Ordeal
In this ordeal, the accuser and the accused were placed under the cross with their arms extended or crosswise and the first to move his hands or suffer them to fall was held guilty.
The accused was placed before relics and two dice were then produced, one marked with a cross, of these one taken up at hazard. If it happened to bear the sign of the cross, the accused was acquitted.
Trial of the Cross (Test of the Cross Ordeal)
This was applied chiefly among the clergies and monks. When they look the host, it was believed the God would smite the guilty with sickness or death. Others believe that if the accused is innocent, when given a poisonous drink for him to take in, Angel Gabriel will descend from heaven to prevent the accused from taking in the poisonous drink.
Test of the Eucharist
It was mentioned by Hans Gross, the Father of Criminalistics in his famous book in criminal investigation.
Hereditary Sieve Method
This ordeal was the usual mode of trial allowed to member of the lower classes.
Ordeal by Water
It is the basis of the invention of polygraph.
Ayur-Veda
In this ordeal, a red-hot needle was drawn through the lips of the alleged criminal and if blood flowed from the wound, he was deemed guilty; but if none, he is innocent.
Ordeal of the Needle
The ______________ consisted of lifting a stone out of boiling water, if the accused was able to lift a stone out of the boiling water he is considered innocent otherwise he is guilty.
ordeal of boiling water
In this ordeal, the accused would cross a river full of crocodiles, if he reached the other side unharmed then he deemed innocent.
Crocodile Ordeal
It is the specific part of the polygraph examination that transpires from the moment the chart drive (kymograph) is turned on until it is turned off. It is the actual test whereby the reactions of the subject on a specific stimulus are being recorded using the polygraph instrument.
Polygraph Test
This is the usual mode of trial for witchcraft practiced in Europe and early United States (17th century).
Cold Water Ordeal
It can reveal the real character behind the façade of a person.
Intoxication with Alcohol
What is the other term for the Ordeal of the Corsnaed?
Ordeal by Blessed Bread
It is a tracing on the chart wherein the subject answered in the irrelevant question.
Normal Tracing
It is a common method of deciding guilt or innocence and a practice of referring questions to the judgment of God, determined by various means, particularly by physical tests.
Ordeal, Trial, or Judicium Dei
It was an ancient belief that the slain dead could point out their killer. In England, it was customary for the accused approach the bier on which the corpse lay, in view of the witness, the wounds of the victim were observed to see if they began to bleed again. They believe that murderer is near, which causes the blood to flow out from the wound of the victim.
Ordeal of the Bier
In this, the accused was put into a severe physical test.
Trial by Torture
This was a psychological theory. The donkey is placed in one room alone and observed it, and if the donkey cried the accused is guilty of the crime, because deep inside and in his conscience, he is guilty.
Donkey’s Tail Ordeal
In this ordeal, the accused is made to fast for twelve hours, and then swallows a small amount of rice. Then he will be imbedded in dark colored water. The water is actually emetic and if the suspect ejects all rice, he is considered innocent of the charge. Otherwise, the accused is guilty.
Ordeal of the Red Water
What is the other term for the Trial of the Cross?
Test of the Cross Ordeal
It is a technique used to determine the stress levels of a person regarding a specific issue to ascertain whether he/she is deceptive or telling the truth.
Polygraphy/Forensic Psychophysiology/Polygraph Science
In this ordeal, a priest puts the corsnaed or hallowed bread into the mouth of the accused, with various imprecations (prayers). If the accused swallowed it, he was freed from punishment.
Ordeal of the Corsnaed (Ordeal by Blessed Bread)
The drugs used in Narcoanalysis are _____________ and _______________ to sedate the subject.
sodium amytal; sodium pentothal
In this country, pouring of boiling oil over the hand of the accused with the usual requisites for guilt or innocence is also practiced.
Nigeria
What is the Ayur-Veda?
Hindu book of health and science
What are the other terms for polygraphy?
Forensic Psychophysiology; Polygraph Science
In this country, legal authorities practiced trial by ordeal. The supposed criminal was made to drink a decoction; a poisonous fruit called “tangena”, a small dose is fatal, by managing to size of the dose, those who administer it can decide result.
Madagascar
In this country, the priest “greased a cock’s feather” and pierced the tongue of the accused, if feather passed through the tongue easily, the accused was deemed innocent. If not, the accused is guilty.
Nigeria
In this ordeal, beans were thrown into the sieve as the name of the suspect was called, mentioned this ordeal. If the beans jump out of the sieve, the owner of the sieve is innocent. If the beans remained in the sieve the person named is a thief.
Hereditary Sieve Method
It is a severe test of character or endurance, a trying course of experience. It is a medieval form of judicial trial in which the accused was subjected to various test.
Ordeal
This ordeal originated from India. In England, King Henry III abolished all legal ordeals except this ordeal.
Ordeal by Combat
It is the earliest known reference of the methods for detecting deception.
Ayur-Veda
This involves a pledge to engage in a battle, especially in order to establish guilt or innocence by single combat, he will go in a battle in order to prove his innocence.
Wager of Battle
It is an instrument for the recording of changes in blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration and skin resistance as indication of emotional disturbances especially of lying when questioned.
Polygraph
