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Infanticide
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infanticide
Type: Term Pronunciation: in-fan′ti-sīd Definitions: 1. The killing of an infant. 2. One who murders an infant. Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=44324
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Infanticide
[zoology] In animals, infanticide involves the killing of young offspring by a mature animal of its own species, and is studied in zoology, specifically in the field of ethology. Ovicide is the analogous destruction of eggs. Although human infanticide has been widely studied, the practice ha... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infanticide_(zoology)
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infanticide
[n] - a person who murders an infant 2. [n] - murdering an infant Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=infanticide
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infanticide
In law, the killing of a child under 12 months old, and more generally, any killing of a newborn child. It is often seen as a method of population control, especially among hunter-gatherers and... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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Infanticide
The killing of an infant under 12 months old by its mother. (Crimes against People) Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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Infanticide
In·fan'ti·cide noun [ Latin infanticidium child murder; infans , -antis , child + caedere to kill: confer French infanticide . See Infant , and Homicide .] The murder of an infant born alive; the murd... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/52
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Infanticide
In·fan'ti·cide noun [ Latin infanticida : confer French infanticide .] One who commits the crime of infanticide; one who kills an infant. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/52
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infanticide
The killing of infants at birth or soon after. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?infanticide
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infanticide
noun murdering an infant Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=infanticide
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Infanticide
• (n.) One who commits the crime of infanticide; one who kills an infant. • (n.) The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/infanticide/
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infanticide
the killing of the newborn. It has often been interpreted as a primitive method of birth control and a means of ridding a group of its weak and ... [5 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/21
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infanticide
infanticide, infanticidal 1. One who kills an infant. 2. The killing of infants; especially, the custom of killing new-born infants, which prevailed in primitive societies, and was common in the ancient world. 3. The crime of murdering an infant after its birth, perpetrated by or with the consent of... Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2477/3
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Infanticide
Infanticide or infant homicide is the intentional killing of infants. Neonaticide, a killing within 24 hours of a baby`s birth, is most commonly done by the mother whereas infanticide of baby more than one day old is slightly more likely to be committed by the father. In many past societies, certai... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infanticide
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infanticide
- a person who murders an infant
- murdering an infant
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infanticide
infanticide (infăn'tusīd) [Lat.,=child murder], the putting to death of the newborn with the consent of the parent, family, or community. Infanticide often occurs among peoples whose food supply is insecure (e.g., the Chinese and the Eskimo). Female infanticide was common in some tra... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0825179.html
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Infanticide
Infanticide is the term for the murder of an infant, and the term is frequently extended to abortion, though in law the dead child must be proved to have been born alive. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AI.HTM
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infanticide
In law, the killing of a child under 12 months old, and more generally, any killing of a newborn child. It is often seen as a method of population control, especially among hunter-gatherers and nomadic societies where it may be impossible for a mother to carry around more than one small child and st... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0012028.html
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INFANTICIDE
the *murder of a new-born infant, by or with the consent of the parents Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21814
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infanticide
1) Liquidator 2) Manslayer 3) Murderer Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/infanticide/1
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