Index of English words, starting with "co"

(1) - Compunction (n.) A picking of heart; poignant grief proceeding from a sense of guilt or consciousness of causing pain; the sting of conscience.
(2) - Compunction (n.) A pricking; stimulation.

(1) - Compunctious (a.) Of the nature of compunction; caused by conscience; attended with, or causing, compunction.

(1) - Compurgation (v. t.) Exculpation by testimony to one's veracity or innocence.
(2) - Compurgation (v. t.) The act or practice of justifying or confirming a man's veracity by the oath of others; -- called also wager of law. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager.

(1) - Compurgator (n.) One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager.