Feticide
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noun.
Intentional destruction of a human fetus.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In
med. jurisprudence
, the destruction of the life of a fetus. Also
fœticide
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act of killing the fetus in the womb; the offense of procuring an abortion.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
an
abortion
, specifically, the killing of a
fetus
.
noun.
one who kills a
fetus
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the act of destroying a fetus
Word Usage
"Abortion is practiced occasionally as well as feticide, which is usually brought about by blows, compression, and external violence."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
induced abortion