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trial by battle — or trial by combat : a trial of a dispute formerly determined by the outcome of a personal battle or combat between the parties or in an issue joined upon a writ of right between their champions called also judicial combat, wager of battle * * *… … Useful english dictionary
Trial by Battle — Medieval process of determining guilt, or a dispute, by combat between the accuser and the accused. Sometimes, champions were permitted. The assumption was that God would intervene and decide the case. Officially abolished in Britain in 1819 … Medieval glossary
Trial by combat — [trial by battle] An aspect of Norman law brought to England by the Conquest of 1066. It was believed that right would always triumph, even in physical contests. The practice had largely died out by the late 13c, though examples can be found as… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
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
Battle of Crécy — Crecy and Crécy redirect here. For other uses, see Crecy (disambiguation). Battle of Crécy Part of the Hundred Years War … Wikipedia
battle — battle1 battler, n. /bat l/, n., v., battled, battling. n. 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo. 2. participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle. 3. a… … Universalium
trial by combat — see trial by battle * * * trial by combat, a trial in which victory in combat between two disputing parties decides a case … Useful english dictionary
Battle Dress Uniform — (BDU) is the name of the military uniform that the armed forces of the United States have used as their standard uniform for combat situations since September 1981. The BDU has since been supplanted for desert, urban, and woodland use by the Army … Wikipedia
Battle of Tsushima — Part of the Russo Japanese War … Wikipedia
Battle of Jenin — Part of Operation Defensive Shield … Wikipedia
