HyperDic: honor_killing

English > 1 sense of the expression honor killing:
NOUNacthonor killingan ancient tradition still sometimes observed
English > honor killing: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningAn ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image.
BroaderhomicideThe killing of a human being by another human being

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