HONOR KILLING

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image

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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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