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Purging

Purging, purging is a process by which an undesir-able element is expelled either from one's own self or from a society. It is a cleansing process. Purge is a word which acquired implications first in theological connotations. In the case of a sin, purging of such sin is made through the expression of sincere remorse coupled with doing the penance required. In the case of a guilt, purging means to get himself cleared of the guilt. The concept of purgatory was evolved from the word 'purge', which is a state of suffering after this life in which those souls, who depart this life with their deadly sins, are purified and render fit to enter into heaven where nothing defiled enters. (vide Words and Phrases, Permanent Edn., Vol. 35A, page 307), Pravin C. Shah v. K. A. Mohd Ali, AIR 2001 SC 3041 (3047): (2001) 8 SCC 650....


purge

purge purged purg·ing 1 : to clear (as oneself or another) of guilt [purged himself of contempt] 2 : to become no longer guilty of [ the contempt] ...


Purgative

Having the power or quality of purging cathartic...


Purgatively

In a purgative manner...


Purging

That purges cleansing...


Purging contempt

Purging contempt, atoning for, or clearing oneself from contempt of court (q.v.)....


Soil

To feed as cattle or horses in the barn or an inclosure with fresh grass or green food cut for them instead of sending them out to pasture hence such food having the effect of purging them to purge by feeding on green food as to soil a horse...


Idoneum se facere; idoneare se

Idoneum se facere; idoneare se, means to make oneself sufficient, to clear oneself. To purge oneself by oath, of a crime that one is accused of committ-ing, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 749.Idoneum se facere; idoneare se, to purge onself by oath of a crime of which one is accused....


purgation

purgation : the act or the result of purging ...


boys and girls

a Eurafrican annual Mercurialis annua naturalized in America as a weed formerly dried for use as a purgative diuretic or antisyphilitic...


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