A prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor.
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Examples for "duel "
1 In 1779 a gentleman was killed in a duel in the park.
2 The Frenchman continued his aggressive approach, however, in a duel with Ricciardo.
3 Said to a real gentleman, these words would have provoked a duel .
4 The fifth set was an epic duel of will power and self-control.
5 There was no time lost in the preliminaries of the card duel .
1 Since the war it has been well nigh forgotten, but several duels and affaires d'honneur have been settled on the historic spot.
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Translations for affaire d'honneur