honor killing
Family shame execution
Honor killing is the murder of a family member, usually a woman or girl, by relatives who believe she has brought shame on the family—typically through sexual conduct, refusing an arranged marriage, or other perceived violations of traditional codes.
The practice occurs in some cultures where family reputation is paramount: She feared an honor killing after eloping.
The term is controversial; critics argue it legitimizes murder by framing it as culturally motivated.
Causing another's death
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- femicideGender-based killing of females
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
conviction · manslaughter · felony · premeditated · culpable · defendant · sentencing · verdict
Male-dominated social order
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
misogyny · gender roles · customs · traditions · conservatism · orthodoxy · collectivism · arranged marriage
homicide
Causing another's death
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- femicideGender-based killing of females
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
prosecution · conviction · manslaughter · felony · premeditated · culpable · defendant · sentencing · verdict · guilty
patriarchy
Male-dominated social order
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
reputation · misogyny · gender roles · customs · traditions · conservatism · orthodoxy · collectivism · arranged marriage · dowry
victim
One harmed by another
advocacy · awareness · prevention · refuge · shelter · asylum · NGO · activism · memorial · vigil
- social issuesinequality, racism, poverty, illiteracy, homelessness
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, women's rights, feminist novels
- controversial practicesabortion, capital punishment, death penalty, euthanasia, torture
- fatal causeshomicide, suicide, drowning, electrocution, suffocation
- forbidden actsblasphemy, idolatry, sacrilege, adultery, incest
- femicide
honor killingcrime of passion
Impulsive violent act from emotion
mass shooting · gang violence · serial murder · serial killing · hate crime
honor killingunconditional love
Affection given freely, always
family acceptance · forgiveness · family support · reconciliation · chosen family
honor killingreproductive autonomy
Right to control childbearing
self-determination · love marriage · individual liberty · bodily autonomy · sexual freedom
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