Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Honor-Based Violence

Crimes against a family member which are, or have been, justified by the perpetrators to protect the honor of the family. The targets may be children or adults of either gender.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Crimes against a family member which are, or have been, justified by the perpetrators to protect the honor of the family. The targets may be children or adults of either gender.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Honor Based Violence
  • Violence, Honor-Based
  • Honor Crime
  • Honor Crimes
  • Honor Killing
  • Crime, Honor
  • Crimes, Honor
  • Honor Killings
  • Killing, Honor
  • Killings, Honor

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2024

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  1. I01w.198w.240w.856w.350w.570
  2. I01w.198w.240w.856w.463w.500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Honor-Based Violence. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000096242. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000096242
  2. Honor-Based Violence. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111680329