FETICIDE

aborticide, feticide

(noun) the act of destroying a fetus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

feticide (countable and uncountable, plural feticides)

An abortion, specifically, the killing of a fetus. [from 19th century]

One who kills a fetus.

Source: Wiktionary


Fe"ti*cide ( or ), n. [Written also foeticide.] Etym: [Fetus + L. caedere to kill.] (Med. & Law)

Definition: The act of killing the fetus in the womb; the offense of procuring an abortion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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