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feticide in French

feticide in French is fœticide — feticide means (law) The killing of an unborn baby, including through a deliberate abortion.

feticide in French

fœticide
noun
(dysphemistic) The killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion. [from 19th century]

What does "feticide" mean?

  1. noun (law) The killing of an unborn baby, including through a deliberate abortion.
    "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."
  2. noun A person who kills an unborn baby.
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feticide in a sentence

  • 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.

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What is "feticide" in French?
"feticide" in French is fœticide. feticide means: (law) The killing of an unborn baby, including through a deliberate abortion.
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