- prolicide
- The killing by a parent of his offspring.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
prolicide
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Prolicide — Prol i*cide, n. [L. proles offspring + caedere to kill.] The crime of destroying one s offspring, either in the womb or after birth. Bouvier. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prolicide — is the act of killing one s own offspring. It may refer to * Filicide * Feticideee also* Infanticide * Child murder * Abortion * cide … Wikipedia
prolicide — prolicidal, adj. /proh leuh suyd /, n. the killing of one s child. [1835 45; < ML proli (comb. form repr. L proles offspring; see PROLETARY) + CIDE] * * * … Universalium
prolicide — killing of offspring; killing of the human race Killing and Killers … Phrontistery dictionary
prolicide — pro·li·cide || prəʊlɪsaɪd n. killing of one s own child (esp. close to birth) … English contemporary dictionary
prolicide — n. killing or killer of own offspring. ♦ prolicidal, a … Dictionary of difficult words
prolicide — /prowlasayd/ A word used to designate the destruction of the human offspring. Jurists divide the subject into feticide, or the destruction of the fetus in utero, and infanticide, or the destruction of the new born infant. See also abortion … Black's law dictionary
prolicide — prolicidal, adj. /proh leuh suyd /, n. the killing of one s child. [1835 45; ML proli (comb. form repr. L proles offspring; see PROLETARY) + CIDE] … Useful english dictionary
Matricide — Orestes Pursued by the Furies by William Adolphe Bouguereau. Clytemnestra was murdered by Orestes and the Furies torment him for his crime … Wikipedia
Mariticide — Not to be confused with Matricide. Homicide … Wikipedia
