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Infanticide — is the practice of someone intentionally causing the death of an infant. Often it is the mother who commits the act, but criminology recognises various forms of non maternal child murder. In many past societies, certain forms of infanticide were… … Wikipedia
Infanticide — • Child murder; the killing of an infant before or after birth Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Infanticide Infanticide † … Catholic encyclopedia
infanticide — 1. (in fan ti si d ) s. m. Meurtre d un enfant, et, particulièrement, d un enfant nouveau né, et, plus particulièrement, d un enfant nouveau né, par la mère qui vient de le mettre au monde. Cette fille est accusée d infanticide. HISTORIQUE… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Infanticide — In*fan ti*cide, n. [L. infanticida: cf. F. infanticide.] One who commits the crime of infanticide; one who kills an infant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Infanticide — In*fan ti*cide, n. [L. infanticidium child murder; infans, antis, child + caedere to kill: cf. F. infanticide. See {Infant}, and {Homicide}.] The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of a newly born or young child; child murder.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infanticide — INFANTICIDE: Ne se commet que dans le peuple … Dictionnaire des idées reçues
infanticide — 1650s, the killing of infants; 1670s, one who kills an infant, from INFANT (Cf. infant) + CIDE (Cf. cide) … Etymology dictionary
infanticide — ► NOUN ▪ the killing of an infant. DERIVATIVES infanticidal adjective … English terms dictionary
infanticide — [in fan′tə sīd΄] n. [Fr < LL infanticidium < infanticidia, one who kills an infant: see INFANT & CIDE] 1. the murder of a baby 2. [Fr < LL infanticida] a person guilty of this … English World dictionary
Infanticide — Le terme infanticide appartient au vocabulaire juridique et désigne à la fois le meurtre d un enfant, particulièrement d un nouveau né, et l auteur d un tel acte. Par extension, on parle également d infanticide en zoologie pour désigner la même… … Wikipédia en Français
