“Honor Killing”: Whether Honorable or Dishonorable

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  • Vineetha. S Post Graduate in Criminology and Criminal Justice Administration, University of Madras, Chennai, India.
  • Kannan Balakrishnan Post Graduate in Criminology and Criminal Justice Administration, University of Madras, Chennai, India.

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https://doi.org/10.60143/ijls.v2.i1.2016.42

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2023-08-11

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S, V., & Balakrishnan, K. (2023). “Honor Killing”: Whether Honorable or Dishonorable. International Journal of Law and Social Sciences, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.60143/ijls.v2.i1.2016.42

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Volume 2, Issue 1, 2016

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Most caste follow got exogamy of three or four gotra, which prevents marital relationship between members of these gotras. This principle prevents marriage between one’s own gotra, one’s father’s gotra and mother’s gotra, or two generations earlier.

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