Seconds
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
In Criminal Law. Those persons who assist, direct, and support others engaged in fighting a duel. Where the principal In deliberate duelling would be guilty of murder, the second is considered equally guilty. It has been contended that the second of him who is killed is equally guilty with the second of the successful principal; but this is denied by Hale, who considers such a one guilty only of a great misdemeanor; 2 Bish. Cr. Law § 311.
See Accessory.