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... > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > sociology of law > honor

... > political science > law and courts > law and society > sociology of law > honor

social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > sociology of law > honor

Preferred term

honor

Definition

Honor is a treacherous term, full of ambiguity and difficult to translate from one language into another. Nevertheless, one can point to certain problems of honor that afflict legal systems worldwide. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Honor]

Broader concept

sociology of law

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/honor

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