"trial by combat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: trial by combats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trial by combat (plural trial by combats)
  1. 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. Synonyms: wager of battle, trial by battle, judicial duel
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