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Meaning of FETICIDE

Pronunciation:  'feeti`sId

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the act of destroying a fetus
 

FETICIDE is a 8 letter word that starts with F.

 

 Synonyms: aborticide
 
 See Also: induced abortion

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fe"ti*cide\ (? or ?), n. [Written also {f[oe]ticide}.]
[Fetus + L. caedere to kill.] (Med. & Law)
The act of killing the fetus in the womb; the offense of
procuring an abortion.

 

 

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