feticide

noun

fe·​ti·​cide ˈfē-tə-ˌsīd How to pronounce feticide (audio)
: the act of causing the death of a fetus

Examples of feticide in a Sentence

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Kane Aaron Hammock, 33, faces eight counts of vehicular homicide in the second degree and one count of feticide by vehicle in the second degree, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety, cited by The Associated Press. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025 The driver allegedly responsible, Kane Hammock, 33, was taken into custody and charged with eight counts of vehicular homicide, feticide, following too closely, no registration and failure to exercise due care. Mason Leath, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025 He was convicted on two counts of malice murder, feticide, exploitation and intimidation of disabled adult, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, the DA’s office said. Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025 The extra steps of injecting a child with feticide to stop her heart or ripping her limbs off of her body are not needed to care for the mother. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for feticide

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of feticide was in 1842

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“Feticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feticide. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

feticide

noun
fe·​ti·​cide
variants or chiefly British foeticide
: the action or process of causing the death of a fetus
feticidal adjective
or chiefly British foeticidal

Legal Definition

feticide

noun
fe·​ti·​cide ˈfē-tə-ˌsīd How to pronounce feticide (audio)
: the act of causing the death of a fetus
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