Definition of Honour killing

1. Noun. (euphemistic UK Canada) A 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 slight upon the family's honour. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Honour Killing

honorers
honorific
honorificabilitudinitatibus
honorificabilitudinities
honorificabilitudinity
honorifical
honorifically
honorifics
honoring
honorless
honorous
honors
honostyled
honour
honour'd
honour killing (current term)
honour killings
honour roll
honour rolls
honour system
honourabilities
honourability
honourable
honourableness
honourably
honourarium
honourary
honoured
honouree
honourees

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