"trial by combat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trials by combat [plural], wager of battle [alternative], trial by battle [alternative], judicial duel [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|trials by combat}} trial by combat (countable and uncountable, plural trials by combat)
  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. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trial_by_combat-en-noun-9UPIAiSa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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