infanticide

A noun referring to the act of killing an infant or a person who commits such an act.

• 🇨🇳名词，指杀害婴儿的行为，也指实施这种行为的人。

1. Person who kills an infant C1 formal legal

   An individual who commits the crime of murdering a very young child.

   • The court sentenced the infanticide to life imprisonment.
   • The case of the infanticide shocked the entire community.
   • Historically, some societies had harsh punishments for anyone found to be an infanticide.

   🇨🇳杀婴者

2. Act of killing an infant C1 formal legal

   The crime or act of deliberately causing the death of a newborn or very young child.

   • Infanticide is considered a serious felony in most legal systems.
   • The documentary examined the social and economic causes of infanticide in some regions.
   • Modern medicine and support services aim to prevent infanticide by helping at-risk parents.
   • The law distinguishes between infanticide and other forms of homicide due to the vulnerability of the victim.

   🇨🇳杀婴

• infanticides plural form
• infanticides' possessive plural form
• infanticide's possessive singular form