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Duel

1. TRIAL BY COMBAT. 2. A single combat; specif., a prearranged combat with deadly weapons fought between two or more persons under prescribed rules, usu. in the presence of at least two witnesses, to resolve a previous quarrel or avenge a deed. 9 In England and the United States, death resulting from a duel is treated as murder, and seconds may be liable as accessories. - Also termed monomachy; single combat. Cf MUTUAL COMBAT."Dueling is distinguished from other offenses in that it has none of the elements of sudden heat and passion, and is usually carried out with some formality. A duel has been distinguished from an 'affray' in that an affray occurs on a sudden quarrel while

Dueling

n. The common-law offense of fighting at an appointed time and place after an earlier disagreement. ( If one of the participants is killed, the other is guilty of murder, and all as principals in the second degree. "Dueling is prearranged fighting with deadly weapon usually under certain agreed or prescribed rules .... It a misdemeanor at common law to fight a duel, even though no death result, to challenge another to a duz intentionally to provoke such a challenge, or knowingly to be the bearer of such a challenge." Rollin M. Perk: & Ronald N. Boyce, Criminal Law 243 (3d ed. 1982)

Perduellio

[Latin "treason"] Roman law. Treasonous conduct, such as joining the enemy or deserting the battlefield. ( Perduellio was later absorbed into a broader category of crimes against the state, the crimen laesae majestatis. - Also termed perduellion (par-d[y]oo-el-yan). See CRIMEN LAESAE MAJESTATIS.

duellurn

n. [fr. Latin duo "twc; Hist. See TRIAL BY COMBAT.

vadiare duellum

vb. [Law Latin "to wage the duellum"] Hist. To give pledges mutually for engaging in trial by combat.

vadiatio duelli

[Law Latin "wager of battle"] See TRIAL BY COMBAT.