Remorse - Retribution

Japanese: 悔返 - くいかえし

Medieval legal term. The act of parents or the original owner taking back something that was given to a descendant or donated to another person. In the case of a gift, under the Court Noble Law, it was possible or not depending on the circumstances, but under the Kamakura Shogunate Law, it was stipulated that a gift to a descendant could be repaid. In principle, both the Court Noble Law and the Shogunate Law did not allow for a return of a gift to a third person, but under the Shogunate Law, a return of a gift was permitted only in cases of hostility towards the original owner.

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Japanese:

中世の法律用語。子孫に譲与したり，他人に贈与したものを，父母や本主が取戻すこと。譲与の場合，公家法では，場合により可否があったが，鎌倉幕府法では，子孫への譲与は悔返しうる定めであった。他人贈与は，公家法，幕府法とも，原則として悔返を許さなかったが，幕府法では，本主への敵対の場合に限り，悔返を認めた。

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