Basically, Katakiuchi was permitted only to those of the samurai hierarchy, although it was occasionally performed by those of other social standings; such cases were overlooked as deeds by dutiful children, as with the Katakiuchi by those of the samurai hierarchy who did not go through the above-described procedures; and in some cases these deeds were praised.
敵討の許可が行われたのは基本的に武士階級についてのみであったが、それ以外の身分の者でも敵討を行う者はまま見られ、上記のような手続きを踏まなかった武士階級の敵討同様、孝子の所業として大目に見られ、場合によっては賞賛されることが多かった。