honor killing

English

Noun

honor killing (plural honor killings) (American spelling)

1. Alternative spelling of honour killing.
   • 2022 February 22, Thomas L. Friedman, “This Is Putin’s War. But America and NATO Aren’t Innocent Bystanders.”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Which is why Putin’s onslaught against Ukraine’s freely elected government feels like the geopolitical equivalent of an honor killing.