Usually means: Murder for perceived family dishonor.
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  1. honour killing: Collins English Dictionary
  2. honour killing: Wiktionary
  3. Honour Killing (film), Honour killing: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. honour killing: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Definitions from Wiktionary (honour killing)

noun:  (euphemistic) A typically Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural practice whereby a family member, usually female, is murdered by other family members, the act being justified as retribution for a (usually sexual) slight upon the family's honour.

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