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Trial by combat

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 witnesses or a confession in which two parties in dispute fought in single combat; the winner of the fight was proclaimed to be right. In essence, it was a judicially sanctioned duel. It remained in use throughout…

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related to References · 88
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related to Origins · 19
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related to Great Britain and Ireland · 18
Trial by combat → Earl, England, English, High, In, In Scotland, Ireland, Irish, James Butler, Kilmainham, King Henry VI, Kingdom, Late Middle Ages, Norman Conquest, Ormonde, Prior, The, Wager
related to United States · 17
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related to Italy · 14
Trial by combat → About AD, Achille Marozzo, Giovanni Battista Pigna, Girolamo Mutio, Gundeberga, He, In, Italy, King Arioald, Liutprand, Lombard, Lombard King Arioald, The, This
related to France · 4
Trial by combat → According, Gregory, King Childebert II, Tours

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