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Trial by battle in British English or trial by combat. noun. history. a method of trying an accused person or of settling a dispute by a personal fight between the two parties involved or, in some circumstances, their permitted champions, in the presence of a judge.
In Game of Thrones, Tyrion Lannister asks for a trial by combat as a desperate measure to defend himself against the murder charges he faces. He is aware that the legal system in King's Landing is heavily biased against him and that he lacks a fair chance in a standard trial.
A Notice of Demand for Trial or Disposition Pursuant to Penal Code Section 1381 is sent from the Sheriff to the Prosecutor when a subject is incarcerated in the county jail and the subject demands a trial on outstanding charges.
On any issue triable of right by a jury, a party may demand a jury trial by: (1) serving the other parties with a written demand-which may be included in a pleading-at any time after the commencement of the action and not later than the time of the entry of the order first setting the case for trial; (2) filing the ...
At the time of independence in 1776, trial by combat had not been abolished and it has never formally been abolished since. The question of whether trial by combat remains a valid alternative to civil action has been argued to remain open, at least in theory.
Also known as a 'wager of battle' in the UK and Ireland, trial by combat was a method of settling accusations in the absence of witnesses or a confession. Two parties in dispute, or their nominated 'champions', would fight in single combat where the winner would be proclaimed to be right.
Variants or trial by combat. : a trial of a dispute formerly determined by the outcome of a personal battle or combat between the parties or in an issue joined upon a writ of right between their champions. called also judicial combat, wager of battle.
Courts are governed by a series of procedural rules based in statutes, court rules, and precedent, and none of these rules give litigators an option to request trial by combat.
At the time of independence in 1776, trial by combat had not been abolished and it has never formally been abolished since. The question of whether trial by combat remains a valid alternative to civil action has been argued to remain open, at least in theory.