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Definition of honour killing in English Turkish dictionary
- Töre cinayeti
- namus cinayeti
- honour killings
- töre cinayetleri
- honor killing
- namus cinayeti
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Definition of honour killing in English English dictionary
- A Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural practice whereby murder, usually of a female family member, is committed by male family members in response to a perceived slight upon the so-called honour of the family, with the intent of defending that family honour
- An honor killing is the murder of a victim by, or at the behest of, close family members with the aim of undoing the loss, or perceived loss, of wider family status owing to the actions or status of the victim. Victims are almost always female, and usually are killed for actions seen to be sexually immodest. The practice is most common in countries of the Middle East. While honour killing is widespread among rural Muslim tribes in Pakistan, Bangladesh and various Arab countries, it is much rarer in the Muslim communities of Malaysia and Indonesia, and is non-existent in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania. It had also occurred among Sikh adherents
- honor killing
- Alternative spelling of honour killing
- honor killing
- an ancient Muslim tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image
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