Examples of honor killing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 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. — Tom Steele, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2020 Authorities in Iran have arrested a man accused of beheading his 14-year-old daughter in an honor killing that sparked widespread outrage in the Middle Eastern country. — Fox News, 28 May 2020 See More

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“Honor killing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honor%20killing. Accessed 22 May. 2022.

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