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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 or Combat — A form of trial often open to gentles of the knightly class, generally to fend off a charge of treason or dishonorable conduct. Generally fought to the death; the defeated opponent was generally removed from the lists and executed. See also… … Medieval glossary
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 Morlaix — Infobox Military Conflict caption=Map showing disposition of English forces during the battle. conflict=Battle of Morlaix partof=the Breton War of Succession date=30 September, 1342 place=Morlaix, France casus= territory= result=English tactical… … Wikipedia
Battle of Auberoche — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Auberoche partof=Gascony Campaign, Hundred Years War date=21 October, 1345 place=Auberoche, Gascony result=English victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1=Henry, Earl of Derby commander2=Louis of… … 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
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 of Neville's Cross — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Neville s Cross caption=Battle of Neville s Cross from a 15th century Froissart manuscript (BN MS Fr. 2643). partof=the Hundred Years War and the Second War of Scottish Independence date=October 17,… … Wikipedia
