Defendere Se Per Corpus Suum
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
To offer duel or combat as a legal trial and appeal. Abolished by 59 Geo. III., § 46. See "Battel."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
To wage battle.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
To offer duel or combat as a legal trial and appeal. Abolished by 59 Geo. III. § 46. See Battel.