Monomachy
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Monomachy [fr. Gk., and a fight], a duel; a single combat.
It was anciently allowed by law, for the trial or proof of crimes. It was even permitted in pecuniary causes, but it is now forbidden both by the civil and canon laws
It was anciently allowed by law, for the trial or proof of crimes. It was even permitted in pecuniary causes, but it is now forbidden both by the civil and canon laws
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