vendetta
వి
definition
noun
Every family cultivates its vendetta ; every clan, its feud.
a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family.
example
Bolt successfully argued I was conducting a private 'vendetta' over the public airwaves and he deserved another go.
Mr Temple said Khan was more interested in ‘pursuing a 'vendetta' against the family’ than calling an ambulance for his wife.
he has accused the British media of pursuing a 'vendetta' against him
On the Shomali plains north of Kabul, the families of two commanders have been pursuing a 'vendetta' for years.
In short, the 1915 Mistake Creek murders were the result of a ruthless 'vendetta' between Aborigines over a woman.
It was already alleged that I was pursuing a 'vendetta' against him.
Mr Obeid blamed a 'vendetta' by two family members for the malicious stories circulating in the media.
To reveal the offense would mean dragging his family into an obligatory 'vendetta' .
Every family cultivates its 'vendetta' ; every clan, its feud.
Police surmise the man was led to the area and was killed there by rivals over a business conflict or a personal 'vendetta' .
Some had relatives killed or humiliated by US troops and are pursuing a clan 'vendetta' .
Furthermore the claimant was not motivated by a desire for vindication, but was pursuing a 'vendetta' .
Although he hadn't exactly changed the subject, I knew we were no longer speaking of my 'vendetta' and my family.
I fault those who claim 'vendetta' without seeking peaceful means first.
Jackson insisted he was the victim of a family of con artists and a prosecutor with a 'vendetta' .
Ghan and many of the natives neglected the conflict as a 'vendetta' , but used it more often as a prize in their history.
The judge who made them has a personal 'vendetta' against me and my family.
The Roma family was forced to leave their homes after a bloody 'vendetta' in the Nov Put neighbourhood in Vidin on June 16, which left two people dead.
I am determined to show that these claims are the result of a 'vendetta' being waged because of a personal grudge.
he has accused the British media of pursuing a 'vendetta' against him
There have been personal 'vendettas' pursued that way, though they are rare.
Most ongoing 'vendettas' stem from disputes over land and water rights.
Too much space is devoted to accounts of Bajaj's family life and personal 'vendettas' .
If you are in the public eye, you are in the public eye, but sometimes there are personal 'vendettas' that I find depressing.
The way young people sort out 'vendettas' nowadays is absolutely horrendous.
And I hurt for his family because there's personal 'vendettas' against him, and they're going to drag him through the dirt big-time.
And the duels, ambushes, and firefights were more than personal 'vendettas' .
The game was knees-on-pavement brutal; 'vendettas' and grudges of every kind were enacted in the scrum.
Principle is being used as the excuse for jettisoning wisdom, squaring the odds and winning 'vendettas' .
This seems strange given Private Eye's long enduring 'vendettas' .
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