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Concurred

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Seconded

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Backed (seconded in a duel)

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Delope (The practice of throwing away one's first fire in a duel, in an attempt to abort the conflict.)

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Suicide (you better know your opponent)

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Unlikely (When an opponent chose to Delope, it usually meant they thought their adversary was unworthy of a duel, too inept to hit them, or they did it as an example of higher moral principals.)

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Risky

(Alexander Hamilton, a 19th-century American politician, is thought to have perhaps attempted to delope during his infamous duel with Aaron Burr, then the sitting Vice President of the United States, during their duel on July 11, 1804. Rather than firing into the ground (as was customary for deloping), Hamilton fired into the air; Burr, perhaps misunderstanding his opponent's intent, fired directly at Hamilton, mortally wounding him. However, Burr's animosity towards Hamilton was such that it is not out of the question that Burr understood what Hamilton was doing and intentionally shot to kill, or at least draw blood. Other historians have proposed Burr shot first and the wounded Hamilton reflexively pulled the trigger, which would not be an instance of delope. Ron Chernow's 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton gives this version. According to his account, the shots were all but simultaneous with Burr's coming first according to most witnesses. He explains that Hamilton, mortally wounded, discharged his weapon as a matter of reflex. Chernow does note that Hamilton made it very clear to others that he intended to throw away his first shot. What remains in dispute is whether Burr certainly knew that.)

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Unfortunate (Who knows how the path of history was altered that day)

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Fate?

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Probably