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feticide

/fee-ti-sahyd/US // ˈfi tɪˌsaɪd //UK // (ˈfiːtɪˌsaɪd) //

堕胎,灭罪,灭虫,灭鼠

Related Words

miscarriage流产,小产,误判,误判的情况termination终止,终止妊娠,终止合同,终止日期aborticide堕胎,堕胎药,堕胎剂,堕胎罪

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of destroying a fetus or causing an abortion.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inabortion
Synonyms
miscarriage流产,小产,误判,误判的情况aborticide堕胎,堕胎药,堕胎剂,堕胎罪termination终止,终止妊娠,终止合同,终止日期misbirth误生,错胎,误产,误生孩子

Examples

  • She becomes the second woman to recently be charged with “feticide” in Indiana.

  • Feticide carries an 8- to 20-year prison sentence under Indiana law.

  • Feticide laws are used “as a legal basis to deprive women of their personhood,” she said.

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