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FaustrechtFaustrecht (Rule of force), legal term in the 16th century for the custom of taking the law into one´s own hands to defend oneself and/or one´s property, and meting out the subsequent punishment. In a historical context, Faustrecht is used in Austria as a synonym for Feud.
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