单词	honor killing
释义	honor killing noun : the traditional practice in some countries of killing a family member who is believed to have brought shame on the family Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web An anti-honor killing bill passes unanimously in both houses of Parliament. CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 The sotah laws offer a useful example of how the Torah approaches repulsive social norms of ancient times such as honor killing. Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2022 The psychological horror is set in a conservative household in 1930s Damascus and centers on an honor killing. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 6 Apr. 2022 It was called an honor killing, something common at the time. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2022 After her death, Pakistan’s parliament passed an anti-honor killing law, which outlined harsher punishments and partially closed loopholes for some familial pardons, according to Human Rights Watch. Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2022 Converts to Christianity in Yemen are at a high risk of honor killing or physical violence. Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 Said’s Muslim faith — that the sisters were shot in an honor killing, a practice in some cultures in which men kill female relatives thought to have dishonored their families. Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2021 There was widespread speculation, rooted in Yaser’s Muslim faith, that the sisters were shot in an honor killing — a practice in some cultures where men kill female relatives who are thought to have brought shame upon their families. Nataly Keomoungkhoun, Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1929, in the meaning defined above
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