Article 10 of Goseibai-shikimoku, or Joei-shikimoku (another term for Goseibai-shikimoku, later named after the Joei period during which Goseibai-shikimoku was established), contains provisions on murder, injury, murder targeted at a post, and murder-robbery; the prohibition of Katakiuchi is stipulated therein.
御成敗式目（貞永式目）第十条には、殺人や傷害、役職目的の殺人や強盗殺人の規定があるが、このなかに敵討の禁止を定める規定がある。