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Definition of Duel

Duel
Duel Du"el, n. [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.
Duel
Duel Du"el, v. i. & t. To fight in single combat. [Obs.]

Meaning of Duel from wikipedia

- A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people with matched weapons. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly...
- The Burr–Hamilton duel took place in Weehawken, New Jersey, between Aaron Burr, the third U.S. vice president at the time, and Alexander Hamilton, the...
- The Duel may refer to: The Duel (poem), a poem by Eugene Field The Duel (Chekhov novel), an 1891 novella by Anton Chekhov The Duel (Kuprin novel), a 1905...
- DNF Duel is a fighting video game co-developed by Arc System Works, Eighting and Neople, and published by Nexon. It is a spin-off of the Dungeon & Fighter...
- Duel Masters (デュエル・マスターズ, Dyueru Masutāzu) is a multimedia franchise consisting of multiple manga and anime series, a trading card game, and several video...
- The Last Duel is a 2021 historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon, based on the...
- personal quarrel. Duel may also mean more than one, i.e. 2. Most commonly used in the phrase COLAS Duel [S.LAW] Duel may also refer to: Duel, any competition...
- Duel is a 1971 American road action-thriller television film directed by Steven Spielberg. It centers on a traveling salesman David Mann (Dennis Weaver)...
- Deuel (February 24, 1940 – December 31, 1971), known professionally as Pete Duel, was an American stage, television, and film actor, best known for his starring...
- focus largely shifts to the card game Duel Monsters (originally known as Magic & Wizards), where opposing players "duel" one another in mock battles of fantasy...