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Definition: Trial by duel
Duel
\Du"el\, n. [It. duello, fr. L. duellum, orig., a contest
between two, which passed into the common form bellum war,
fr. duo two: cf. F. duel. See
Bellicose,
Two, and cf.
Duello.]
A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by
agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an
affront given by one to the other.
[1913 Webster]
Trial by duel (Old Law), a combat between two persons for
proving a cause; trial by battel.
[1913 Webster]
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