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HONOR KILLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does honor killing mean?
• HONOR KILLING (noun)
The noun HONOR KILLING has 1 sense:
1. an ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image
Familiarity information: HONOR KILLING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("honor killing" is a kind of...):
homicide (the killing of a human being by another human being)
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