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Noun Concept

Categories: Violence against LGBT people, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Violence against women, Crimes against women, Honor

honor killing Honor-Killing Causes of honor killings Crime of honor Customary killing

An ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image WordNet 3.0

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An ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

An honor killing, honour killing, or shame killing is the murder of an individual, either an outsider or a member of a family, by someone seeking to protect what they see as the dignity and honor of themselves or their family. Wikipedia

Homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community Wikidata

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homicide

HAS KIND

Honour killing in Pakistan

honor crimes in the Islamic world

HAS INSTANCE

Honor killing of Sadia Sheikh

Murder of Farzana Parveen

Alireza Fazeli Monfared

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honor killing

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