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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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