Parak Customary Law in the Marriage System of the Toweren Community in Central Aceh Regency

This study aims to explain the customary sanctions "Parak" that apply among the Toweren community in Central Aceh Regency. This is due to the provisions of Article 21 of Central Aceh Regency Qanun No. 10 of 2002 concerning Gayo Customary Law (Qanun of Gayo Customary Law), which states that Customary Law is the values, social norms, and culture that exist and develop within the Gayo community in Central Aceh. Parak is the most severe customary sanction, which involves exile from one's home village for marriage within the same clan (belah) or village. Marriage within the same clan (belah) or village is prohibited by custom and is still recognized by the local community. If a marriage within the same clan (belah) or village is prohibited, the perpetrator can be subject to customary sanctions called parak. Parak sanctions are imposed on the perpetrator in the form of exile from their home village.