Definition of "foeticide" [foeticide]

• The act of killing a foetus (noun)

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• "Emerging from a Calcutta shopping mall, where consumerism reigned in all its garish vulgarity, I noticed a large placard attached to the nearest lamppost: Female foeticide is illegal."
• "It should be noted that the word foeticide used in such texts frequently means all sins that are regarded as equivalent to foeticide."
• "The reason for the glaring disparity in sex ratio is female foeticide, which is rampant in society."