trial by combat

noun

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  1. A method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of witnesses or a…

    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.

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