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Definition of Duels

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 Duels 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...
- certain number of duels (usually eight, but on occasion nine). Starting with season 2, every third episode (excluding the finale) has nine duels per episode...
- Spielberg Duel (2004 film), an Iranian film directed by Ahmad Reza Darvish Duels (video game), a web-based role-playing game Groups Duels (band), an...
- duels with the Sycorax leader in a fight for Planet Earth Barry Lyndon, the 1975 movie by Stanley Kubrick includes many duels. It begins with a duel in...
- wage duels of honor until World War I. During the Third Reich the Mensur was prohibited at all universities following the party line. Within the duel, it...
- was the final judicial duel held in France, it was not the last legal duel. Subsequently authorised duels were not judicial duels deciding the guilt and...
- Magic Duels (originally titled Magic Duels: Origins) is a video game based on the po****r collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. Magic Duels is a...
- A duelling pistol is a type of pistol that was manufactured in matching pairs to be used in a duel, when duels were customary. Duelling pistols are often...
- fixed distance. At the beginning of the tradition, duelers wore only their normal clothing (as duels sometimes would arise spontaneously) or light-cloth...
- 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...