!!!Faustrecht Faustrecht (Rule of force), legal term in the 16%%sup th/% 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. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Faustrecht|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]