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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > anthropology of law > bride capture
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > anthropology of law > bride capture

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bride capture  

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  • The etiology of bride capture—taking a bride away for marriage by force—is manifold. Many sociologists and anthropologists have interpreted it as a rite of passage. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Bride Capture]

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