stackyFACTSForget paying exorbitant lawyer fees; in the Middle Ages, you could just beat your neighbor with a stick until a judge decided you were right.
Forget paying exorbitant lawyer fees; in the Middle Ages, you could just beat your neighbor with a stick until a judge decided you were right. Trial by combat was a heavily utilized legal mechanism in Europe where property disputes or accusations were settled by literal gladiatorial combat in designated wooden pits. The judicial logic was that divine providence would ensure the person who was actually telling the truth would win the fistfight.
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