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dowry deaths

dowry deaths is the plural of dowry death.

Meaning of dowry death

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.

Questions about dowry deaths

What is dowry deaths the plural of?
Dowry deaths is the plural of dowry death.

Words near dowry deaths in the dictionary

  1. dowried
  2. dowries
  3. dowriless
  4. dowry
  5. dowry death
  6. dowry deaths
  7. dowrying
  8. dowryless
  9. dows
  10. dowsabel
  11. dowsabels

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