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LLD or Low Level Dueling is the practice of [[PvP]] combat between characters at a pre-determined level. Some players also refer to Very Low Level dueling (vLLD) or Medium Level Dueling (MLD), with level limits varying from game to game, but always set based on some threshold of skills or equipment options.
The point of LLD is to level the playing field and limit player tactics. Some classes are better than others at higher levels, and high level dueling is incredibly expensive, in terms of the equipment required and the time that must be spent to level up characters, find gear, etc. LLD gives a fun PvP outlet that doesn't require a character with hundreds of hours of play time. (Though acquiring the gear for a sucessful successful LLD character is still a lengthy process.)
The most popular LLD threshold in Diablo II was at level 9, though the term was generally applied to any character up to level 30. Level 9 was the lowest level a character could be and engage in PvP, and that level worked well since there was a fairly wide variety of equipment available, and characters had enough hit points and mana to use some tactics, while the vast majority of game items were still out of reach.