trial by combat (English, noun)
expansion: trial by combat (countable and uncountable, plural trials by combat)
Senses:
glosses: A method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of witnesses or a confession in which two parties in dispute fought in single combat; the winner of the fight was proclaimed to be right.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: trials by combat
tags: plural
form: wager of battle
tags: alternative
form: trial by battle
tags: alternative
form: judicial duel
tags: alternative