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A dowry is a payment, such as land property, monetary, cattle or any commercial asset that is paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. Dowry contrasts with the related concepts of bride price and dower. While bride price or bride service is a payment by the groom, or his family, to the bride, or her family ...
Stalking. v. t. e. Bride price, bride-dowry, bride-wealth, [ 1 ] bride service or bride token, is money, property, or other form of wealth paid by a groom or his family to the woman or the family of the woman he will be married to or is just about to marry. Bride dowry is equivalent to dowry paid to the groom in some cultures, or used by the ...
"Dowry" in the sense of the expression contemplated by Dowry Prohibition Act is a demand for property of valuable security having an inextricable nexus with the marriage, i.e., it is a consideration from the side of the bride's parents or relatives to the groom or his parents and/or guardian for the agreement to wed the bride-to-be.
Dowry deaths are found predominantly in India, [1] Pakistan, [2] Bangladesh, and Iran. For context, dowry are the material exchange that the brides give the groom's side in the course of a wedding. [3] [4] [5] India reports the highest total number of dowry deaths with 8,391 such deaths reported in 2010, meaning there are 1.4 deaths per 100,000 ...
A hope chest, also called dowry chest, cedar chest, trousseau chest, or glory box, is a piece of furniture once commonly used by unmarried young women to collect items, such as clothing and household linen, in anticipation of married life. The term "hope chest" or "cedar chest" is used in the United States; in the United Kingdom, the term is ...
Dowry of Mary (or Dowry of the Virgin, Our Lady's Dowry, and similar variations) is a title used in Catholic contexts to refer to England. [1][2][3] It dates back to medieval times and had become widespread by the middle of the fourteenth century. It reflects the deep devotion to Mary that existed in medieval England, and the belief that she ...
Marriage in Hinduism. A Bengali Hindu couple during their wedding ceremony. A North Indian couple wearing traditional attire during a ring ceremony. A Rajput Hindu couple making an offering during their wedding ceremony. A Tamil Hindu couple during their wedding ceremony. The Hindu marriage (Sanskrit: विवाह, romanized: Vivāha, lit.
Violence against women related to modesty encompasses assaults intended to outrage a woman's modesty and insults to the modesty of women. In the period from 2011 to 2012, there was a 5.5% rise in reported assaults with the intent to outrage her modesty, with Madhya Pradesh contributing 6,655 cases, making up 14.7% of the national incidents. [43]