n a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
PTI made many efforts to contact him through intermediaries but they were unsuccessful; Denny largely avoids the media and rarely speaks about his ordeal.
For almost a quarter of century, as life unfolded in the quiet Lower Austrian town of Amstetten, Elisabeth Fritzl was enduring an unimaginable ordeal behind the plain gray .
Three Men Charged In Theft Of Chicken Statue The chicken has been returned to its rightful owner, but suffered a lacerated leg, cracked claw and scarring on its side from the ordeal.
July 6, 2013 - WCTV Tallahassee
VIDEO: Flag Shirt Wearing Man Who Tackled the Escaped Inmate Speaks Out The flag-shirt wearing hero who tackled the Mansfield Correctional Facility escaped convict, James David Myers, on July 4 said he wasn't worried one bit about his personal safety during the ordeal.
July 6, 2013 - Cleveland Scene