feticide

feticide (fee-t[schwa]-sId).

1. The act or an instance of killing a fetus, usu. by assaulting and battering the mother; esp., the act of unlawfully causing the death of a fetus.

2. An intentionally induced miscarriage. — Also spelled foeticide. — Also termed child destruction. Cf. INFANTICIDE (1). — feticidal, adj.

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资深译员玉晶，毕业于国内顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各类与环境、安全与健康相关的法律文件。