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Massachusetts passes a law on the treatment of bodies killed in duels.
Date: 1784
Death/dying/deceased
Laws/legislation/policy
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In order to curtail dueling, the law says that those killed in duels will be buried without a coffin and with a stake through their heart, or will have their bodies donated for dissection.
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