challenge to fight a duel

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• challenge to fight — To confront a person, either directly or through another known as a second, with writing, spoken words, or conduct which conveys the intention, at least somewhat formally, to duel or fight with him. 25 Am J2d Duel § 2 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Duel — For other uses, see Duel (disambiguation). Drawing of a duel fought with foils in the Bois de Boulogne in 1874 …   Wikipedia

• Duel — • This word, as used both in the ecclesiastical and civil criminal codes, generally signifies every contest with deadly weapons which takes place by agreement between two persons on account of some private quarrel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Challenge — Chal lenge, n. [OE. chalenge claim, accusation, challenge, OF. chalenge, chalonge, claim, accusation, contest, fr. L. calumnia false accusation, chicanery. See {Calumny}.] 1. An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Challenge to the array — Challenge Chal lenge, n. [OE. chalenge claim, accusation, challenge, OF. chalenge, chalonge, claim, accusation, contest, fr. L. calumnia false accusation, chicanery. See {Calumny}.] 1. An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Challenge to the favor — Challenge Chal lenge, n. [OE. chalenge claim, accusation, challenge, OF. chalenge, chalonge, claim, accusation, contest, fr. L. calumnia false accusation, chicanery. See {Calumny}.] 1. An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Challenge to the polls — Challenge Chal lenge, n. [OE. chalenge claim, accusation, challenge, OF. chalenge, chalonge, claim, accusation, contest, fr. L. calumnia false accusation, chicanery. See {Calumny}.] 1. An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• challenge — I n. dare 1) to issue, send a challenge 2) to accept, respond to, take up a challenge 3) to meet a challenge 4) a formidable, real challenge 5) a challenge to (it was a challenge to our very existence) 6) a challenge to + inf. (it was a challenge …   Combinatory dictionary

• duel — n. 1) to fight a duel 2) to challenge smb. to a duel 3) a duel to the death * * * [ dju(ː)əl] a duel to the death to challenge smb. to a duel to fight a duel …   Combinatory dictionary

• challenge to duel — See challenge to fight …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Duel (disambiguation) — Duel may refer to: Combat a duel, the pre arranged, private fight between two persons to settle a point of honour or personal quarrel. the wager of battle single combat in general a fight between two animals, see tournament species any… …   Wikipedia