Purgation
# Purgation

Purgation may refer to:

* Inducing bowel movement with a laxative
* The purification of the soul
   * In this life, see State (theology)
   * In Purgatory
* Purgation (album), Trigger the Bloodshed album
* In US patent law, purgation of misuse refers to discontinuance of a restrictive practice and dissipation of its adverse results – see B.B. Chemical Co. v. Ellis
