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Recent Examples on the Web 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, "Yaser Said, accused of killing his two daughters in 2008, was nearly caught in 2017, authorities say," 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, "Iranian man accused of beheading 14-year-old daughter in honor killing arrested," 28 May 2020 Latest developments: Mother of man slain in Harris County 'honor killing' relates threat Prosecutors have said Irsan, who lived in a rural Montgomery County compound with his 12 children, planned to kill his daughter, Nesreen, as well. — Brian Rogers, Houston Chronicle, "Houston 'honor killings' death penalty trial breaks for 4th of July," 3 July 2018 Indeed, one of the strands in the 2006 feature After Dark Falls, about an honor killing in an immigrant family in Sweden, already covered similar terrain more successfully. — Boyd Van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter, "'What Will People Say' ('Hva vil folk si'): Film Review," 25 Sep. 2017

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“Honor killing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honor%20killing. Accessed 21 Jan. 2021.