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Vendetta

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The blood-feud, or duty of the nearest kin of a murdered man to kill the murderer. It prevails in Corsica, and exists in Sicily, Sardinia, and Calabria. It is preserved among the Druses, Circassians, Arabs, etc. (Latin, vindicta.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Veal. Calf
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Vehmgerichte or Holy Vehme Tribunal
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Veiled Prophet of Khorassan
Vendémiaire
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Vendredi (French)
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Vengeur (Le)
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Venice Glass
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