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==Etymology==
alteration of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] feide, from Anglo-French *faide, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German fēhida hostility, feud, Old English fāh hostile — foe
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definition==
*a [[mutual]] enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate; especially : blood feud
==Description==
A '''feud''' (pronounced /ˈfjuːd/) (referred to in more extreme cases as a ''blood feud'' or ''vendetta'' or faida) is a long-running [[argument]] or fight between parties—often, through [[association]] [[fallacy]], groups of people, especially [[families]] or [[clans]]. Feuds begin because one party (correctly or incorrectly) [[perceives]] itself to have been attacked, insulted or wronged by another. [[Intense]] [[feelings]] of resentment trigger the initial [[revenge]], which causes the other party to feel [[equally]] aggrieved and vengeful. The dispute is subsequently fuelled by a long-running [[cycle]] of retaliatory [[violence]]. This continual cycle of provocation and retaliation makes it extremely [[difficult]] to end the feud peacefully. Feuds frequently involve the [[original]] parties' [[family]] members and/or associates, can last for [[generations]] and may result in extreme acts of [[violence]].
Until the early modern period, feuds were considered legitimate [[legal]] instruments and were regulated to some [[degree]]. Once modern centralizing [[states]] asserted and enforced a [[monopoly]] on legitimate use of [[force]], feuds became illegal and the [[concept]] acquired its current [[negative]] connotation.
A ''blood feud'' is a feud with a [[cycle]] of retaliatory [[violence]], with the [[relatives]] of someone who has been killed or otherwise wronged or dishonored seeking vengeance by killing or otherwise [[physically]] punishing the culprits or their relatives. Historically, the [[word]] ''vendetta'' has been used to mean a blood feud. The [[word]] is Italian, and [[originates]] from the Latin vindicta (vengeance). In modern times, the word is sometimes extended to mean any other long-standing feud, not necessarily involving bloodshed.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feud]
[[Category: History]]
[[Category: Political Science]]
==Etymology==
alteration of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] feide, from Anglo-French *faide, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German fēhida hostility, feud, Old English fāh hostile — foe
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definition==
*a [[mutual]] enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate; especially : blood feud
==Description==
A '''feud''' (pronounced /ˈfjuːd/) (referred to in more extreme cases as a ''blood feud'' or ''vendetta'' or faida) is a long-running [[argument]] or fight between parties—often, through [[association]] [[fallacy]], groups of people, especially [[families]] or [[clans]]. Feuds begin because one party (correctly or incorrectly) [[perceives]] itself to have been attacked, insulted or wronged by another. [[Intense]] [[feelings]] of resentment trigger the initial [[revenge]], which causes the other party to feel [[equally]] aggrieved and vengeful. The dispute is subsequently fuelled by a long-running [[cycle]] of retaliatory [[violence]]. This continual cycle of provocation and retaliation makes it extremely [[difficult]] to end the feud peacefully. Feuds frequently involve the [[original]] parties' [[family]] members and/or associates, can last for [[generations]] and may result in extreme acts of [[violence]].
Until the early modern period, feuds were considered legitimate [[legal]] instruments and were regulated to some [[degree]]. Once modern centralizing [[states]] asserted and enforced a [[monopoly]] on legitimate use of [[force]], feuds became illegal and the [[concept]] acquired its current [[negative]] connotation.
A ''blood feud'' is a feud with a [[cycle]] of retaliatory [[violence]], with the [[relatives]] of someone who has been killed or otherwise wronged or dishonored seeking vengeance by killing or otherwise [[physically]] punishing the culprits or their relatives. Historically, the [[word]] ''vendetta'' has been used to mean a blood feud. The [[word]] is Italian, and [[originates]] from the Latin vindicta (vengeance). In modern times, the word is sometimes extended to mean any other long-standing feud, not necessarily involving bloodshed.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feud]
[[Category: History]]
[[Category: Political Science]]
