By the arrival of the Meiji period, a judicial system was developed by Shihokyo (administrator of Ministry of Justice) such as Shinpei ETO, and on February 7, 1873, Katakiuchi was banned by the Meiji Government through the issuance of "Katakiuchi kinshirei (ban on revenge)" in Decree No. 37.
明治になると司法卿の江藤新平らによる司法制度の整備が行われ、1873年（明治6）2月7日、明治政府は第37号布告で『敵討禁止令』を発布し、禁止された。