blood vengeance
Family honor killing
Blood vengeance is retaliation for a killing, carried out against the killer or their family.
The term evokes tribal or clan-based justice where a murder demands a death in return, often perpetuating cycles of violence across generations: The blood vengeance between the two families had claimed lives for a century.
Also called blood feud or vendetta.
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- honor killingMurder for family disgrace
- family honorCollective reputation of relatives
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Guaranteed judicial fairness
rule of law · criminal prosecution · trial by jury · civil remedy · arbitration
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Releasing resentment toward offenders
mercy · pardon · absolution · clemency · reconciliation
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Restoration of friendly relations
peace · peacemaking · civil order · blood money · restorative justice
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