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BRIDE BURNING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bride burning
1, record 1, English, bride%20burning
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bride-burning 2, record 1, English, bride%2Dburning
correct, see observation
- wife burning 3, record 1, English, wife%20burning
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
wife burning: Her in-laws claimed she did not provide enough dowry, that she was a financial drain on the family. Her husband threatened to kill her. Then one Friday last October, Jasmin was burned over 90 per cent of her body in a fire fueled by kerosene from the kitchen stove. 4, record 1, English, - bride%20burning
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Crimes of violence against women in India such as suttee, bride burning, witch hunting, dowry murder, wife beating, rape, female infanticide, and child prostitution are increasing at an alarming rate. 5, record 1, English, - bride%20burning
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Fire is at the heart of many purifying rituals - religious and cultural - in Pakistan and India, and some specialists see the wife burning as a perverse mutation of these ancient practices. 4, record 1, English, - bride%20burning
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "dowry burning". 6, record 1, English, - bride%20burning
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- meurtre de l'épouse par le feu
1, record 1, French, meurtre%20de%20l%27%C3%A9pouse%20par%20le%20feu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- immolation des épouses par le feu 2, record 1, French, immolation%20des%20%C3%A9pouses%20par%20le%20feu
correct, feminine noun
- immolation des jeunes mariées par le feu 2, record 1, French, immolation%20des%20jeunes%20mari%C3%A9es%20par%20le%20feu
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En Inde, les familles marient les adolescentes à des maris en échange d'une dot. Après un certain temps, le mari, insatisfait de la dot ou pour une autre raison, décide de se débarrasser de son épouse. Il existe en Inde, beaucoup de fourneaux alimentés au kérosène. Récemment, un bon nombre d'accidents suspects sont survenus où les femmes sont brûlées vives dans leur cuisine. 3, record 1, French, - meurtre%20de%20l%27%C3%A9pouse%20par%20le%20feu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Criminología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- quema de novia
1, record 1, Spanish, quema%20de%20novia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Práctica de quemar viva a la recién casada. 1, record 1, Spanish, - quema%20de%20novia
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