1) Medieval law 
Cruentation (Latin: `ius cruentationis` or `Ius feretri sine sandapilae`) was one of the medieval methods of finding proof against a suspected murderer. The common belief was that the body of the victim would spontaneously bleed in the presence of the murderer. Cruentation was part of the Germanic Laws, and it was used in Germany, Poland, Bohe...
leaking or oozing of blood from dead body