Deadly Feud
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In old European law. A profession of irreconcilable hatred till a person is revenged even by the death of his enemy.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In old European law. A profession of irreconcilable liatred till a person is reyenged even by the death of his enemy,
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
[Lat. faida mortalis or mortifera,] A profession of irreconcilable hatred against an enemy, until revenge were obtained even by his death. This was allowed by the ancient Saxon laws, where a man had been killed, and no pecuniary satisfaction had been made to his kindred. Spelman, voc. Faida. The term was also applied to the predatory warfare carried on in the northern borders of England. Stat. 43 Eliz. c. 13. 4 Bl. Com, 244. See Faida,