infanticide

Definition of "infanticide"
  1. An act leading to the death of a child who is newly born or still in infancy
How to use "infanticide" in a sentence
  1. The accused was charged with infanticide after the evidence was reviewed.
  2. The lawyer argued that the case was not a case of murder but of infanticide.
  3. Infanticide is viewed as a grave crime and is seriously punished by law.

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