Svensk definition
Brottshandlingar mot en familjemedlem som förövaren motiverar med att skydda familjens heder. De utsatta kan vara både barn och vuxna oavsett kön.
Honor-Based Violence
Hedersrelaterat våld
Engelsk definition
Crimes against a family member which are, or have been, justified by the perpetrators to protect the honor of the family. The targets may be children or adults of either gender.
Svenska synonymer
Hedersrelaterade gärningar — Hedersbrott — Hedersmord
Engelska synonymer
Honor Based Violence — Violence, Honor-Based — Honor Crimes — Crime, Honor — Crimes, Honor — Honor Crime — Honor Killing — Honor Killings — Killing, Honor — Killings, Honor