Last Updated:2025/11/23
(euphemistic, UK, Canada) A typically Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural practice whereby a family member, usually female, is murdered by other family members, the act being justified as retribution for a (usually sexual) slight upon the family's honour.
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Source Word
honour killing
Noun
Canada
UK
euphemistic
Japanese Meaning
家族の名誉を守るために、主に女性が家族内の他のメンバーによって殺害される慣習。特に中東や南アジアの一部文化で見られる。
( plural )