Feticide
Pronunciation : Fe"ti*cide ( or )
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Fetus + L. caedere to kill.] (Med. & Law)
Definition : Defn: The act of killing the fetus in the womb; the offense of procuring an abortion.
[Written also foeticide.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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