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Webster 1913 Edition
Duel
Du′el
,Noun.
[It.
duello
, fr. L. duellum
, orig., a contest between two, which passed into the common form bellum
war, fr. duo
two: cf. F. duel
. See Bellicose
, Two
, and cf. Duello
.] A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other.
Trial by duel
(Old Law)
, a combat between two persons for proving a cause; trial by battel.
Du′el
,Verb.
I.
& T.
To fight in single combat.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Duel
DUEL
,Noun.
1.
Single combat; a premeditated combat between two persons, for the purpose of deciding some private difference or quarrel. A sudden fight, not premeditated, is called a rencounter. A duel is fought with deadly weapons and with a purpose to take life.2.
Any contention or contest.DUEL
,Verb.
I.
DUEL
,Verb.
T.