Honor suicide
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For other uses of "Honor suicide", see Honor suicide (disambiguation).
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Honor suicide is a process whereby a person commits suicide to escape the shame of an immoral action, such as having had extra-marital sexual relations. It is distinguished from regular suicide in that the subject is actively deciding to either privately or publicly kill themselves for the sake of restoring honor. Many cultures have developed this practice and, though it has died down, it still remains as a part of suicides in many Middle-Eastern and Asian countries. Some honor suicides are a matter of personal choice and are devoid of any cultural context. For example, honor suicides have been committed by military figures when faced with defeat, such as Władysław Raginis and Hans Langsdorff.
