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Duel

Duel, in our ancient law, a legal combat between persons in a doubtful case for the trial of the truth, long since disused. In modern times a duel is a combat with weapons between two persons...

Magna Carta

Magna Carta, [Latin 'great charter'] The English charter that King John granted to the barons in 1215 and Henry III and Edward I later confirmed. It is generally regarded as one of the great common-law documents...

Common Law

Common Law [lex communis, Lat.]. 'The phrase 'common law' is used in two very different senses. It is cometimes contrasted with equity; it then denotes the law which, prior to the Judicature Act, was administered in...

Pardon

Pardon, forgiveness of a crime; remission of punis-hment. The pardoning of criminals is the peculiar preroga-tive of the sovereign. See 4 Steph. Com., 7th Edn. The sovereign may pardon all offences merely against the Crown and...

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