Noun
trial by hot water; putting a person's hand in boiling water to determine their guilt or innocence (with the belief that the innocent would not be scalded)
Historical term
Also written 盟神探湯【くかたち】、誓湯【くかたち】
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Noun
trial by hot water; putting a person's hand in boiling water to determine their guilt or innocence (with the belief that the innocent would not be scalded)
Historical term
Also written 盟神探湯【くかたち】、誓湯【くかたち】