feticide
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- feticidal adjective
Etymology
Origin of feticide
Example Sentences
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Mr. Jaglan said it’s his own two daughters, Nandini, 11, and Yachika, 9, who motivate him to do whatever he can to stamp out female feticide.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2023
After she was discharged, police stopped the woman in her cab ride home, and arrested her for attempted feticide.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2022
An appeals court eventually overturned the conviction, finding that Indiana’s feticide law wasn’t intended to punish women who self-terminate.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2018
“Dangal” tells the story of the rise of India’s most successful female wrestlers, sisters hailing from a state where female feticide remains common.
From Washington Times • Apr. 27, 2017
"A concise survey of the beliefs and customs of primitive peoples in such matters as modesty, conjugal fidelity, courtship, marriage, birth and feticide."
From Little Essays of Love and Virtue by Ellis, Havelock
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