Honor suicide
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Honor suicide can mean:
- Honor suicideHonor suicideHonor suicide can mean:* Honor suicide, a form of suicide motivated by personal honor* Forced suicide, a form of honor killing in which the victim is pressured into committing suicide...
, a form of suicideSuicideSuicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
motivated by personal honor - Forced suicideForced suicideForced suicide is a method of execution where the victim is coerced into committing suicide to avoid facing an alternative option they perceive as much worse, such as suffering torture or having friends or family members imprisoned, tortured, or killed...
, a form of honor killingHonor killingAn honor killing or honour killing is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community...
in which the victim is pressured into committing suicide