honor killing

English

Noun

honor killing (plural honor killings)

1. (US) 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.