gæstefred

Danish

Etymology

gæst (“guest”) +‎ fred (“peace”)

Noun

gæstefred

1. the peace that is traditionally afforded to guests; hospitality, seen as a sacred law
   • 2017, Helle Stangerup, Saxo: Danmarkskrøniken II, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     Ikke alene ødelagde Svend gæstefreden, men han slap samtidig alle hæmninger løs og øvede helligbrøde ved at gøre Guds Hus til et blodigt rettersted.

     Svend not only violated hospitality, but at the same time he abandoned all restraints and perpetrated sacrilege by turning God's house into a bloody place of execution.

   • 1922, Københavns universitet, Festskrift:

     Drab med Krænkelse af Husfreden maa i øvrigt ikke sammenblandes med det ovennævnte Forhold, at Husherren dræber Gæsten eller omvendt, hvilket snarere maa betegnes som Drab med Krænkelse af Gæstefreden.

     Also, manslaughter with a violation of the husfred mustn't be conflated with the case mentioned above in which the master of the house kills the guest or vice versa, which should rather be considered manslaughter with a violation of hospitality