noun
vani
noun
1
A custom found in parts of Pakistan in which a girl, sometimes a minor, is handed over in marriage or servitude to another family to settle a dispute, often after a killing.
"Human rights groups have campaigned for decades to end vani and similar forced-marriage customs."
How to Use Vani
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tribal practice of forcing a girl into marriage or servitude to compensate for a crime committed by her family.
When to use it
A specific cultural/legal term, mostly used in human-rights and news contexts; the practice is illegal in Pakistan but still occurs in some areas.
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Etymology
Borrowed from a term in Pakistani regional languages for this traditional dispute-settlement practice.