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ALL meanings of femicide

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  • noun femicide the act of killing a woman, as by a domestic partner or a member of a criminal enterprise: The rate of femicide where there is drug trafficking is far greater than it is elsewhere. 1
  • noun femicide the deliberate, wanton violation and massacre of women and girls, as in a particular ethnic group by an invading army. Compare genocide. 1
  • noun femicide a person who kills a woman: In certain countries, femicides appear to act with impunity. 1
  • noun femicide The killing of a woman, now especially when motivated by misogyny. (from 19th c.). 1
  • noun femicide the killing of females because of their gender 0
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