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method of settling accusations within Germanic law by dueling

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Trial by combat was 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. In essence, it was a judicially sanctioned duel. It remained in use throughout the European Middle Ages, gradually disappearing in the course of the 16th century.

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Jörg Breu der Jüngere (died 1547), Paulus Hector Mair (died 1579) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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