Category
page 1Honor killing
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

gay panic defense
legal defense claiming that defendant acted in a state of violent temporary insanity because of homosexual panic
namus
Nāmūs is an Arabic word describing an ethical category in Middle Eastern patriarchal character. Often literally translated as "virtue", it is now more popularly used in a strong gender-specific context of relations within a family described in terms of honor, attention, respect/respectability, and modesty.