In old European law. The judicial combat or duel; the trial by battel.
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- DUELLUM The trial by battel or judicial combat See BATTEL.
- BATTEL Trial by combat; wager of battel. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition in French Bataille;…
- BATATLLE In old English law. Battel; the trial by combat or duellum.
- COMBAT A forcible encounter between two or more persons; a battle; a duel. Trial by battle.…
- DEFENDERE SE PER CORPUS SUUM To offer duel or combat as a legal trial and appeal. Abolished by 59 Geo.…
- WAGER OF BATTEL A superstitious mode of trial which till lately disgraced the English law. 2. The last…
- MONOMACHY A duel; a single combat It was anciently allowed by law for the trial or…
- VADIARE DUELLUM L. Lat. In old English law. To wage or gage the DUELLUM; to wage battel;…