hedersvåld

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

heder (honor) +‎ -s- (violence)

Noun[edit]

hedersvåld n

  1. honor violence (violence against someone, usually a woman, perceived as lessening family honor through breaking cultural norms of (sexual) behavior, especially of some Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural practices)

Declension[edit]

Declension of hedersvåld 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative hedersvåld hedersvåldet
Genitive hedersvålds hedersvåldets

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