What actions constitute the crime of Challenging to a duel, and what is the penalty?
The crime of Challenging to a duel is committed by any person who shall challenge another to a duel (Article 261, Revised Penal Code). It is also committed if a person incites another to either give or accept a challenge to a duel. A separate, but related, criminal act is to scoff at or publicly decry another person merely for having refused to accept a challenge to fight a duel. The person committing any of these acts shall be imposed the penalty of prision correccional in its minimum period.
02 November 2025
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