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and create an incentive for others to maintain their honour. If one's honour is questioned, it can thus be important to disprove any false accusations or...

in an unusual political move; and remained legal until 1992. Philippines: murdering one's spouse upon being caught in the act of adultery or one's daughter...

reputation of oneself and one's family is part of the concept of izzat, as is the obligatory taking of revenge when one's izzat has been violated. The...

unit could act as a guard of honour. In some countries, certain units are specially assigned to undertake guard of honour postings or other public duties...

The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded on 4 June 1917 by King George V as a reward for outstanding...

meaning "to cut, to kill") is the killing of one's own wife. It can refer to the act itself or the person who carries it out. It can also be used in the...

of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur [ɔʁdʁ nɑsjɔnal də la leʒjɔ̃ dɔnœʁ] ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre...

about 20 knight's fees (each loosely equivalent to a manor) – then it was termed an honour. The typical honour had properties scattered over several shires...

years. As of 2018[update], a country must have GNI per capita less than US$1,025 to be included on the list, and over $1,230 to graduate from it. Human resource...

of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 is an Act of the Parliament of India which prohibits the desecration of or insult to the country's national symbols...

Tommy's Honour is a 2016 historical drama film depicting the lives and careers of, and the complex relationship between, the pioneering Scottish golfing...

Garv: Pride & Honour is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action crime drama thriller film directed by Puneet Issar. The film stars Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty...

Where an elder is not available to perform the welcome, or there is not a recognised traditional owner, an Acknowledgement of Country may be offered...

An alphabetic list of modern country dance terminology: active couple For longways sets, the active couple is the couple nearest the head of the set within...

of the earliest stars of what would come to be known as country music. His band, the Skillet Lickers, was one of the most innovative and influential string...

a play on the idiom "保家卫国", which translates to "protect one's family, defend one's country". It is an apt description of the entire series, for every...

An honor killing (American English), honour killing (Commonwealth English), or shame killing is the murder of an individual, either an outsider or a member...

"It is sweet and proper to die for one's country." The Latin word patria (homeland), literally meaning the country of one's fathers (in Latin, patres)...

honour individuals, many noted cenotaphs are also dedicated to the memories of groups of individuals, such as the lost soldiers of a country or of an...

virtue for one's self-will to be identified with anything, as Royce would have it. Even if one were identifying one's self-will with God, to be worthy of...