"dowry death" meaning in All languages combined

See dowry death on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dowry deaths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dowry death (plural dowry deaths)
  1. The murder or suicide of a woman as a result of harassment intended to elicit an increased dowry. Wikipedia link: dowry death
    Sense id: en-dowry_death-en-noun-50dLlefv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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