Today, an honorably executed duel would be considered murder, no matter who won. Two hundred years ago, such would not be the case. I can't say which style of j

Today, an honorably executed duel would be considered murder, no matter who won. Two hundred years ago, such would not be the case. I can't say which style of jurisprudence on the matter is better; I can't even define a standard of 'better' against which to evaluate them. But a duel certainly seems like a decisive method of settling an otherwise irreconcilable point.