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- 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 witnesses or a...
- Compurgation, also called trial by oath, wager of law, and oath-helping, was a defence used primarily in medieval law. A defendant could establish their...
- defendant demanded the wager of battle. Chief Judge William Downes (later Lord Downes) asked: Can it be possible that this "wager of battle" is being seriously...
- be put in direct issue, called the "writ of right". The defendant could insist on trial by "wager of battle", that is trial by combat, a judicially sanctioned...
- trialis at Ardersier, doubtless an ancient place of trial by "wager of battle". The Temple lands of Ardersier were held by Davidsons and Mackays as portioners...
- Rome - at first a real, then a fictitious, wager - and the wagers "of battle" and "of law" in England, of the highest antiquity in their origin, survived...
- Anthony A. Wager (24 June 1932 – 23 December 1990) was an English actor and television writer. Wager is best known for portraying the role of the young...
- overcome with darkness. Pascal's Wager is a Soulslike, a subgenre of action role-playing games that focus on difficult boss battles and precise timing during...
- as part of the War of the Spanish Succession. The battle ended in a British victory over the Spanish fleet. In the spring of 1708 Charles Wager was on...
- combat History of fencing Mard o-mard Wager of battle Mode, M. (2006). Heroic fights and dying heroes. The Orlat battle plaque and the roots of Sogdian art...