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mutual combat

mutual combat. A consensual fight on equal terms — arising from a moment of passion but not in self-defense — between two persons armed with deadly weapons. • A murder charge may be reduced to voluntary manslaughter if death occurred by mutual combat. — Also termed mutual affray. Cf. DUEL. [Cases: Homicide 537.]

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trial by combat

trial by combat. Hist. A trial that is decided by personal battle between the disputants, common in Europe and England during the Middle Ages; specif., a trial in which the person accused fought with the accuser, the idea being that God would give victory to the person in the right. • This method was introduced

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second

second, n. Parliamentary law. 1. A statement by a member other than a motion’s maker that the member also wants the assembly to consider the motion (Is there a second to the motion?). 2. Criminal law. A person who directs, assists, or supports another engaged in a duel. See DUEL(2). — second, vb.

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