名誉杀人（honour killing），是指女性被一个或以上家族、部族或社区男性成员以维护家族名声、清理门户等理由杀害，这类事件往往发生在封建制度的地区。联合国人口基金会估计，每年在世界各地发生的名誉杀人事件可能高达5,000件。

「名誉杀人」的凶手主要是死者的男性家庭成员，大都跟受害者有较近的血缘关系，多数为几个人。受害者几乎都是女性，被杀害的原因主要是“失贞”和“不检点”，常见的情况有被强奸，被怀疑通奸，打扮时髦举止轻浮，拒绝被指定的婚姻，想要离婚等。此外，也有一些更极端的情况。

古老或极端传统的华人社会也有类似荣誉谋杀的行为，称为祭家法、洗门风。梁家麟在《剪影中国人》一书中，就记述了在封建社会下，一个家庭为得到贞节牌坊，光大门楣，逼女儿殉夫的残忍故事。

An honor killing or shame killing is the homicide of a member of a family by other members, due to the perpetrators' belief that the victim has brought shame or dishonor upon the family, or has violated the principles of a community or a religion, usually for reasons such as refusing to enter an arranged marriage, being in a relationship that is disapproved by their family, having sex outside marriage, becoming the victim of rape, dressing in ways which are deemed inappropriate, engaging in non-heterosexual relations or renouncing a faith.