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It was accepted long after the 12th century, even in America. Aaron Burr, while vice president of the United States, killed Hamilton in a duel in 1804. Future president Andrew Jackson killed Charles Dickinson in a duel in 1806 for insulting his wife and calling Jackson a coward.

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Ah but duels are a different matter, they obey codes and rules and require mutual consent. Last duel in France was in 1958 actually.

I suppose one might argue that if someone did not wish to consent to a feud or to owe weregild, that someone should have thought better than to perform whatever act incurred the penalty.

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