Blutrache
Blutrache, or blood feud, is a form of private retaliation in which a family, clan, or kin group seeks vengeance for a real or perceived wrong against its members. The aim is to restore honor, deter future offenses, and reassert social authority through retaliatory violence that is sanctioned by kinship ties rather than by a public court.
Historically, blood feuds have appeared in many traditional and feudal societies where centralized authority was weak
Legal and social responses: Over time, states and religious authorities sought to suppress private vengeance. Courts,
Contemporary relevance: Today, blood feuds are illegal in most countries, but cases persist in some regions
Etymology: The term Blutrache is German for blood revenge, paralleling similar concepts in other languages, such