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Is there a U.S. citizen code for duels?

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U.S. citizens based their dueling codes on the Code Duello of Ireland. This Irish code of 1777 contained twenty-six commandments covering all aspects of a duel. It included ways to avert a duel such as the manner in which to apologize when one had committed a duel-provoking offense.

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