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Duel — • This word, as used both in the ecclesiastical and civil criminal codes, generally signifies every contest with deadly weapons which takes place by agreement between two persons on account of some private quarrel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia
Duel — For other uses, see Duel (disambiguation). Drawing of a duel fought with foils in the Bois de Boulogne in 1874 … Wikipedia
duel — duelistic; esp. Brit., duellistic, adj. /dooh euhl, dyooh /, n., v., dueled, dueling or (esp. Brit.) duelled, duelling. n. 1. a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, esp. to … Universalium
judicial — judicially, adv. judicialness, n. /jooh dish euhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system. 2. pertaining to courts of law or to judges; judiciary:… … Universalium
judicial — /dʒuˈdɪʃəl / (say jooh dishuhl) adjective 1. relating to judgement in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings. 2. relating to courts of law or to judges: judicial functions. 3. of or relating to a judge; proper …
Duel — See trial by combat or judicial duel … Medieval glossary
Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 — The Hughes Court, 1932–1937. Front row: Justices Brandeis and Van Devanter, Chief Justice Hughes, and Justices McReynolds and Sutherland. Back row: Justices Roberts, Butler, Stone, and Cardozo … Wikipedia
The Last Duel — is a book by Eric Jager. It tells the story of the December 29th, 1386 trial by combat between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris. Carrouges had accused Le Gris of raping his wife that previous January, and had gone to King Charles VI asking… … Wikipedia
Trial by combat — 1540s depiction of a 1409 judicial combat in Augsburg (Paulus Hector Mair, Munich cod. icon. 393) Trial by combat (also wager of battle, trial by battle or judicial duel) was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of… … Wikipedia
Ordeals — • A means of obtaining evidence by trials, through which the guilt or innocence of an accused person was supposedly established Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ordeals Ordeals … Catholic encyclopedia
