honour killing

noun

1. a murder committed by a male on a female relative considered to have brought dishonour to the family, usually through sexual activity forbidden by religion or tradition

Example Sentences

Saman Abbas's so-called honour killing shocked Italy.

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Pakistani police are investigating the so-called "honour killing" of a young woman who appeared in a viral photo that police suspect was doctored.

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Police looking for the body of a woman who was murdered by her husband in a "pre-planned honour killing" ten years ago have begun a "detailed search" of a lay-by, a force has said.

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Husband guilty of 'honour killing'

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Campaigner Payzee Mahmod is a survivor of child marriage and her sister Banaz was murdered in a so-called honour killing after leaving her husband, who she was forced to marry at the age of 17.

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