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en-wikipedia-org-6558		Dowry - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	13511	1448	72	In some parts of the world, disputes related to dowry sometimes result in acts of violence against women, including killings and acid attacks.[3][4][5] The custom of dowry is most common in cultures that are strongly patrilineal and that expect women to reside with or near their husband's family (patrilocality).[6] Dowries have long histories in Europe, South Asia, Africa and other parts of the world.[6] Dowry was a very common institution in Roman times,[32] and it began out of a desire to get the bride's family to contribute a share of the costs involved in setting up a new household.[33] Dos was given for the purpose of enabling the husband to sustain the charges of the marriage state (onera matrimonii). Michael Witzel, in contrast, claims the ancient Indian literature suggests dowry practices were not significant during the Vedic period.[40] Witzel also notes that women in ancient India had property inheritance rights either by appointment or when they had no brothers.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6558.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6558.txt