4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dueling \Du"el*ing\, n. The act or practice of fighting in single combat. Also adj. [Written also {duelling}.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: duel n 1: a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor [syn: {affaire d'honneur}] 2: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) v : fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" [also: {duelling}, {duelled}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: duelling See {duel} From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]: DUELLING, crim. law. The fighting of two persons, one against the other, at an appointed time and place, upon a precedent quarrel. It differs from an array in this, that the latter occurs on a sudden quarrel, while the former is always the result of design. 2. When one of the parties is killed, the survivor is guilty of murder. 1 Russ. on Cr. 443; 1 Yerger's R. 228. Fighting a duel, even where there is no fatal result, is, of itself, a misdemeanor. Vide 2 Com. Dig. 252; Roscoe's Cr. Ev. 610; 2 Chit. Cr. Law, 728; Id. 848; Com. Dig. Battel, B; 3 Inst. 157; 6 East, 464 Hawk. B. 1, c. 31, s. 21; 3 East, R. 581 3 Bulst. 171 4 Bl. Com. 199 Prin. Pen. Law, c. 19, p 245; Const. R. 107; 1 Stew. R. 506; 20 John. 457; 3 Cowen, 686. For cases of mutual combat, upon a sudden quarrel, Vide 1 Russ. on Cr. 495.
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