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homicide vs honor killing

honor killing vs homicide

homicide and honor killing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
homicide Yes No No No
honor killing Yes No No No
As nouns, honor killing is a hyponym of homicide; that is, honor killing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than homicide:
  • homicide: the killing of a human being by another human being
  • honor killing: an ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image
Other hyponyms of homicide include manslaughter, execution, murder, slaying, shooting.
homicide (noun) honor killing (noun)
the killing of a human being by another human being an ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image
Difference between homicide and honor killing

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