Definitions for honor killing
honor killing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. honor killingnoun

   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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1. Honor killing

   An honor killing (American English), honour killing (Commonwealth English), or shame killing is the murder of an individual, either an outsider or a member of a family, by someone seeking to protect what they see as the dignity and honor of themselves or their family. Honor killings are often connected to religion, caste and other forms of hierarchical social stratification, or to sexuality. Most often, it involves the murder of a woman or girl by male family members, due to the perpetrators' belief that the victim has brought dishonor or shame upon the family name, reputation or prestige. Honor killings are believed to have originated from tribal customs. They are prevalent in various parts of the world, as well as in immigrant communities in countries which do not otherwise have societal norms that encourage honor killings. Honor killings are often associated with rural and tribal areas, but they occur in urban areas too.Although condemned by international conventions and human rights organizations, honor killings are often justified and encouraged by various communities. In cases where the victim is an outsider, not murdering this individual would, in some regions, cause family members to be accused of cowardice, a moral defect, and subsequently be morally stigmatized in their community. In cases when the victim is a family member, the murdering evolves from the perpetrators' perception that the victim has brought shame or dishonor upon the entire family, which could lead to social ostracization, by violating the moral norms of a community. Typical reasons include being in a relationship or having associations with social groups outside the family that may lead to social exclusion of a family (stigma-by-association). Examples are having premarital, extramarital or postmarital sex (in case of divorce or widowship), refusing to enter into an arranged marriage, seeking a divorce or separation, engaging in interfaith relations or relations with persons from a different caste, being the victim of a sexual crime, dressing in clothing, jewelry and accessories that are associated with sexual deviance, engaging in a relationship in spite of moral marriage impediments or bans, and homosexuality.Though both men and women commit and are victims of honor killings, in many communities conformity to moral standards implies different behavior for men and women, including stricter standards for chastity for women. In many families, the honor motive is used by men as a pretext to restrict the rights of women. Honor killings are primarily associated with countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), but are also rooted in other cultures, including India and the Philippines.

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1. honor killing

   Honor killing is a violent act, often murder, committed by a family member against another family member (usually females) who is perceived to have brought shame or dishonor upon the family. These actions considered shameful can range from refusing an arranged marriage, having a relationship considered inappropriate, or even being the victim of sexual assault. Despite being heavily condemned by international human rights organizations, honor killings still occur in various parts of the world, particularly in some Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African societies.

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1. Honor killing

   An honor killing, or honour killing is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community. The perceived dishonor is normally the result of one of the following behaviors, or the suspicion of such behaviors: dressing in a manner unacceptable to the family or community, wanting to terminate or prevent an arranged marriage or desiring to marry by own choice, especially if to a member of a social group deemed inappropriate, engaging in heterosexual acts outside marriage and engaging in homosexual acts. Honor killings have been labeled as a form of gender apartheid. The United Nations estimate for the number of honor killings in the world is 5000 per year. Many women's groups in the Middle East and Southwest Asia suspect that more than 20,000 women are honor killed in the world each year.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of honor killing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of honor killing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of honor killing in a Sentence

1. Punjab Police spokeswoman Nabeela Ghazanfar:

   Her father Azeem informed the police that his son Waseem has strangled Qandeel, apparently, it is honor killing but further investigations would reveal the real motives behind this murder.

2. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif:

   Such a barbaric act is not only un-Islamic but also inhuman, it is not honor killing, its just plain murder.

3. Punjab Police spokeswoman Nabeela Ghazanfar:

   Her father Azeem informed the police that his son Waseem has strangled Qandeel, apparently, it is an honor killing but further investigations will reveal the real motives behind this murder.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=honor killing
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_Killing
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=honor killing