trial by combat
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Trial by combat was a medieval judicial practice in which disputing parties settled legal accusations through armed combat, with the outcome believed to reflect divine judgment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| trial by combat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8540443 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: trial by combat Context triple: [Jean de Carrouges, legalStatusOfDuel, trial by combat]
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A.
Trial by Combat
"Trial by Combat" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that explores themes of paranoia, social tension, and the fragility of civility in everyday life.
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B.
Trial by Battle
"Trial by Battle" is a historical study by British jurist and historian Lord Sumption examining the origins and early phases of the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
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C.
duel of the Horatii and Curiatii
The duel of the Horatii and Curiatii is a legendary early Roman combat between two sets of triplet brothers that decided a war between Rome and Alba Longa.
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D.
Soest Feud
The Soest Feud was a 15th-century conflict in which the town of Soest broke away from the ecclesiastical rule of the Archbishop of Cologne, significantly weakening the Duchy of Westphalia’s territorial control.
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E.
Battle of Brienne
The Battle of Brienne was a Napoleonic engagement fought in January 1814 in northeastern France, where Napoleon attempted to check the advancing Allied armies during the French campaign of 1814.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: trial by combat Target entity description: Trial by combat was a medieval judicial practice in which disputing parties settled legal accusations through armed combat, with the outcome believed to reflect divine judgment.
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A.
Trial by Combat
"Trial by Combat" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that explores themes of paranoia, social tension, and the fragility of civility in everyday life.
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B.
Trial by Battle
"Trial by Battle" is a historical study by British jurist and historian Lord Sumption examining the origins and early phases of the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
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C.
duel of the Horatii and Curiatii
The duel of the Horatii and Curiatii is a legendary early Roman combat between two sets of triplet brothers that decided a war between Rome and Alba Longa.
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D.
Soest Feud
The Soest Feud was a 15th-century conflict in which the town of Soest broke away from the ecclesiastical rule of the Archbishop of Cologne, significantly weakening the Duchy of Westphalia’s territorial control.
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E.
Battle of Brienne
The Battle of Brienne was a Napoleonic engagement fought in January 1814 in northeastern France, where Napoleon attempted to check the advancing Allied armies during the French campaign of 1814.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial practice
ⓘ
legal procedure ⓘ ordeal ⓘ |
| abolishedIn | England ⓘ |
| abolishedYear | 1819 ⓘ |
| allowedRepresentationBy | champion ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
judicial duel
ⓘ
trial by battle ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
chivalric epics
ⓘ
medieval romances ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
chivalric culture
ⓘ
honor culture ⓘ ordeal by fire ⓘ ordeal by water ⓘ |
| basedOnBeliefIn |
God’s intervention
ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ |
| decisionRule |
defeat or death implied guilt
ⓘ
victor deemed to have just cause ⓘ |
| declineReason |
church opposition to ordeals
ⓘ
increasing use of written evidence ⓘ rise of rational legal procedures ⓘ |
| influenced |
dueling traditions
ⓘ
literary depictions of chivalry ⓘ |
| legalContext |
Germanic customary law
ⓘ
common law (early English) ⓘ feudal law ⓘ |
| legalSystemType | medieval European law ⓘ |
| method | armed combat between parties ⓘ |
| notableCase | Carrouges–Le Gris duel ⓘ |
| notableCaseYear | 1386 ⓘ |
| participants |
accuser
ⓘ
champion ⓘ defendant ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
medieval England ⓘ medieval Europe ⓘ medieval France ⓘ
linked to:
Medieval France
medieval Germanic territories ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
feudal courts
ⓘ
royal courts ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| typicalArmor |
mail armor
ⓘ
plate armor ⓘ |
| typicalWeapons |
club
ⓘ
lance ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| usedFor |
determining guilt or innocence
ⓘ
resolving accusations ⓘ resolving legal disputes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: trial by combat Description of subject: Trial by combat was a medieval judicial practice in which disputing parties settled legal accusations through armed combat, with the outcome believed to reflect divine judgment.
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