femicide

American  

[fem-uh-sahyd] / ˈfɛm əˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the act of killing a woman, as by a domestic partner or a member of a criminal enterprise.

   The rate of femicide where there is drug trafficking is far greater than it is elsewhere.

2. the deliberate, wanton violation and massacre of women and girls, as in a particular ethnic group by an invading army.

3. a person who kills a woman.

   In certain countries, femicides appear to act with impunity.

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Etymology

Origin of femicide

First recorded in 1820–30; feme + -i- + -cide