feticide

noun

fe·​ti·​cide ˈfē-tə-ˌsīd How to pronounce feticide (audio)
: the act of causing the death of a fetus

Examples of feticide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Six additional states, including the Dakotas, Michigan, and Oklahoma, have either feticide or wrongful death laws broad enough to potentially apply to embryos. Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024 What is some of the general history behind some of these feticide laws and laws prohibiting abortions? Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023 Alabama didn’t have a feticide law, nothing on the books about feticide as a crime. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023 Dargan, 30, has been charged with murder, feticide and the possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 8 Oct. 2021 See all Example Sentences for feticide 

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Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of feticide was in 1842

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“Feticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feticide. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

feticide

noun
fe·​ti·​cide
variants or chiefly British foeticide
: the action or process of causing the death of a fetus
feticidal adjective
or chiefly British foeticidal

Legal Definition

feticide

noun
fe·​ti·​cide ˈfē-tə-ˌsīd How to pronounce feticide (audio)
: the act of causing the death of a fetus
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