Edited sentence: Importantly, a moral stigma on one individual is likely to extend to their fellow group members, in particular family members, a common phenomenon called stigma-by-association or courtesy stigma.The protection of an individual’s honor is of imminent importance, for when one’s honor or moral reputation is damaged due to (either unfounded [or founded] accusations of moral deviance) their social life is likely to collapse, leading to forms of social stigmatization, social exclusion and ostracism, and giving way to forms of depression and even suicide