Article 98 of the penal code which relates to killing women in the name of “honour” was amended in 2017, preventing the reduction of penalties and punishment for “honour” crimes in general. However, article 340 has not been cancelled nor amended. It stipulates that a person that catches his spouse committing sexual act out of marriage can benefit from a reduced sentence.
Although the article gives the wife the right to benefit from a reduced sentence, same as the husband, in case one of them is caught in sexual act out of marriage, the wife does not benefit from the reduced sentence unless the husband is caught in the sexual act in the marital home. There is no legal prohibition against FGM but it is not practiced in Jordan. The legal age of marriage is 18 years. However, the judge may approve a marriage of a minor who is between 15-17 years old.