Honor Killing

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    Abstract

    Honor killing is a term that became current in activist, legal, and political discourse in the late twentieth century. Most commonly it is used to define the murder of women and girls by male relatives, who justify homicide as a necessary means to guard family honor
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies
    EditorsNancy A. Naples
    Place of PublicationChicester, United Kingdom
    PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd.
    Pages5 pages
    Volume5
    ISBN (Print)9781118663219
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016

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