aborticide en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈbɔɹ.təˌsaɪd/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈbɔɹ.tɪˌsaɪd/ (US)
Etymology
From abortion + -cide (“killing; killer”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
As physician I frequently find it helpful to express some of my views regarding prognosis, aborticide, euthanasia, organ transplant, and similar medical exertion of mine, including that of my well-intentioned fellow-man.
1974, John Morris Dorsey, Psychology of ethics, page 153:Thus we have a clear division between homicide, which falls within the biblical law of persons, and aborticide, which is treated as a tort.
1998, Lenn Evan Goodman, Judaism, human rights, and human values, page 88:"Aborticide is the basis of God's judgment on America," he says, "because the blood cries out from the ground."
1989, Paul DeParrie, The Rescuers, page 42:"From today onwards", he legislated, "a woman's infidelity to her husband shall be a sin tantamount to aborticide, an evil that will engender misery.
1988, Sarva Daman Singh, Polyandry in Ancient India, page 78:
- (countable, uncountable) An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aborticides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
nl abortivum (abortifacient) · nl vruchtafdrijving (feticide)