Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
battle, trial by — an ancient form of alternative dispute resolution by which parties fought each other to the death. Champions could be substituted. It was abolished in England after the case of Ashford v. Thornton (1818) 1 B. & Ald. 405. In Scotland, it took… … Law dictionary
Trial by combat — 1540s depiction of a 1409 judicial combat in Augsburg (Paulus Hector Mair, Munich cod. icon. 393) Trial by combat (also wager of battle, trial by battle or judicial duel) was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of… … Wikipedia
trial by battle — or trial by combat : a trial of a dispute formerly determined by the outcome of a personal battle or combat between the parties or in an issue joined upon a writ of right between their champions called also judicial combat, wager of battle * * *… … Useful english dictionary
trial by combat — see trial by battle * * * trial by combat, a trial in which victory in combat between two disputing parties decides a case … Useful english dictionary
Battle of Tsushima — Part of the Russo Japanese War … Wikipedia
Battle of Seattle (1856) — Battle of Seattle Part of Puget Sound War, Yakima War Map of Seattle during the battle, drawn by Lieutenant Phe … Wikipedia
Battle Dress Uniform — (BDU) is the name of the military uniform that the armed forces of the United States have used as their standard uniform for combat situations since September 1981. The BDU has since been supplanted for desert, urban, and woodland use by the Army … Wikipedia
Battle.net — Developer(s) Blizzard Entertainment Type Multiplayer online service … Wikipedia
Battle of Nanking — Part of the Second Sino Japanese War … Wikipedia
Battle of Kohima — Part of the Burma Campaign of the Second World War View of the Garrison Hill battlefield, the key to the British defences at Kohima … Wikipedia
