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FETICIDE, FOETICIDE

\fˈɛtɪsˌa͡ɪd], \fˈɛtɪsˌa‍ɪd], \f_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_s_ˌaɪ_d]\

Definitions of FETICIDE, FOETICIDE

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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In medical jurisprudence, the destruction of the etus in the womb, or the act by which criminal abortion is produced.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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