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honor killing

homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community
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honor killing

Summary

honor killing ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (967 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • honor killing is a type of homicide[2].
  • honor killing is a type of honor violence[3].
  • honor killing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Honor killing[4].
  • honor killing's has immediate cause is recorded as family honor[5].
  • honor killing's related category is recorded as Category:Honor killing victims[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include homicide[2] and honor violence[3].

Why It Matters

honor killing ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (967 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Related category → Category:Honor killing victims
    Has immediate cause → family honor
    Subclass of → homicide, honor violence
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15371, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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