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Meaning of feticide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion.
  2. One who kills a fetus.

Equivalents

Deutsch Fetozid
Español feticidio
Français féticide fœticide
日本語 堕胎

Examples

“Zimra, then, takes an unequivocal stance; favoring Rashi's view over that of Maimonides, he offers little comfort for the rodef approach, holding instead that feticide cannot be regarded as murder becaue the fetus is not a nefesh.”
“Notwithstanding the earnest opposition of writers and lecturers and preachers and legislators, the practice of feticide appears to be on the increase.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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