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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: AUD-BAI |
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AVENGER OF BLOOD , the person, usually the nearest kinsman of the murdered man, whose duty it was to avenge his death by killing the murderer. In primitive
societies
evolution
character to be punished by the sufferer or his kinsfolk. This right of vengeance was common to most countries, and in many was the subject of strict regulations and limitations. It was prevented from running into excesses by the law of sanctuary (q.v.) and in many lands the institution of blood-money, and the wergild
Mosaic law recognized the right of vengeance, but not the money-compensation. The Koran
commutation for murder
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