In Albanian culture it is called gjakmarrja, which usually lasts for generations. For example, Montenegrin culture calls this krvna osveta, meaning 'blood revenge', which had unspoken but highly valued rules. Until the early modern period, feuds were considered legitimate legal instruments and were regulated to some degree. Mob wars are generally disastrous for all concerned, and can lead to the rise or fall of a family. A mob war is a time when two or more rival families begin open warfare with one another, destroying each other's businesses and assassinating family members. They can be interpreted as an extreme outgrowth of social relations based in family honor. Feuds can persist for generations and may result in extreme acts of violence. This continual cycle of provocation and retaliation usually makes it extremely difficult to end the feud peacefully. The dispute is subsequently fuelled by a long-running cycle of retaliatory violence.

Intense feelings of resentment trigger an initial retribution, which causes the other party to feel greatly aggrieved and vengeful.

Feuds begin because one party perceives itself to have been attacked, insulted, injured, or otherwise wronged by another. For other uses, see Feud (disambiguation).Ī feud / f juː d/, also known in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, clan war, gang war, or private war, or mob war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans.

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