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Monomachy

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Single combat.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Single combat.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A duel; a single combat. It was anciently allowed by law for the trial or proof of crimes. It was even permitted in pecuniary causes, but it is now forbidden both by the civil law and canon laws.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A duel; a single combat.: It was anciently allowed by law for the trial or proof of crimes. It was even permitted in pecuniary causes, but it is now forbidden both by the civil Jaw and canon laws.