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Definition of: vendetta
(ven·det′ə) noun
Private warfare or feud, as in revenge for a murder, injury, etc.; a blood feud in which the relatives of the killed or injured person take vengeance on the offender or his relatives. It is still prevalent in Sicily, Corsica, and Montenegro, and, to some extent, in certain other districts. [<Ital. <L vindicta vengeance]
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