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Wager of battel
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Battel, wager of
Matched in: Term Battel, wager of
Obsolete
enforced or be in use by reason of change of manners and circumstances, as 'wager or battel' (see BATTEL, WAGER OF), the punishment of the stocks (see STOCKS), the provision of the Gaming Act of Henry VIII. (33 Hen.
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Battel
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Campfight
another to fight in his stead, but the accuser was obliged to fight in his own person. See BATTEL, WAGER OF. The combatants were armed with similar weapons, 3 Inst. 221.
Prerogative of mercy
the party injured, the prosecutor might release, but the King could not pardon: 3 Inst. 237. Appeals by wager of battel (see that title) were abolished in 1819 by 56 Geo. 3, c. 46, in consequence of Ashford
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