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Infanticide
Pronunciation : In*fan"ti*cide
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. infanticidium child murder; infans, - antis, child + caedere to kill: cf. F. infanticide. See Infant, and Homicide.]
Definition : Defn: The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : In*fan"ti*cide
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. infanticida: cf. F. infanticide.]
Definition : Defn: One who commits the crime of infanticide; one who kills an infant.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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