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honor killing

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Noun1.honor killing - an ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image
homicide - the killing of a human being by another human being
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By now, we're familiar with Ibrahim; he, in fact, was the Abayat who was responsible for the honor killing of his cousin, a mother of six, and of countless killings of Israelis.
Oh little town: the mean streets of Bethlehem by Demick, Barbara / Washington Monthly
This view is confirmed by Pinar Ilkkaracan, cofounder of Women for Women's Human Rights in Istanbul, who observes that sexual conditions of Turkish women under Islam include honor killing, bride price, and arranged marriages, all practices that could be at least mitigated by more widespread education.
Enlarging the landscape of sexual pleasure by Ogden, Gina / The Journal of Sex Research
I think the story you did on honor killings was poorly written and basically untrue.
letters by New York Times Upfront
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