feticide
noun
fe·ti·cide ˈfē-tə-ˌsīd 
: the act of causing the death of a fetus
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Online records confirm both are being held without bond after being charged with murder and feticide. 
Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022 Jamie Leon Harris, 37, was arrested Monday and is charged with three counts of felony murder, three counts of aggravated assault, and one count of feticide, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. CBS News, 19 July 2022 Shuffield survived, but her twins did not, and the man was charged with two counts of feticide. Holly Thomas, CNN, 1 June 2022 In other instances, law enforcement has used evidence such as text messages and email receipts to indict women for crimes like alleged feticide. Louise Matsakis, NBC News, 11 May 2022 How found, prosecutors have taken advantage of other laws, in some cases charging people with feticide. Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 5 May 2022 He has been charged with murder, feticide and the possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 11 Oct. 2021 Peter Reimonenq, 18, and Shannon Amos, 19, both of Lacombe were charged with two counts of first degree murder and one count of first degree feticide. Sara Pagones | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 12 Nov. 2020 In recent years, charges of feticide, manslaughter or murder have been brought against women in states including Indiana, Oklahoma and Mississippi. Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2020 See More
Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022 Jamie Leon Harris, 37, was arrested Monday and is charged with three counts of felony murder, three counts of aggravated assault, and one count of feticide, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. CBS News, 19 July 2022 Shuffield survived, but her twins did not, and the man was charged with two counts of feticide. Holly Thomas, CNN, 1 June 2022 In other instances, law enforcement has used evidence such as text messages and email receipts to indict women for crimes like alleged feticide. Louise Matsakis, NBC News, 11 May 2022 How found, prosecutors have taken advantage of other laws, in some cases charging people with feticide. Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 5 May 2022 He has been charged with murder, feticide and the possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 11 Oct. 2021 Peter Reimonenq, 18, and Shannon Amos, 19, both of Lacombe were charged with two counts of first degree murder and one count of first degree feticide. Sara Pagones | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 12 Nov. 2020 In recent years, charges of feticide, manslaughter or murder have been brought against women in states including Indiana, Oklahoma and Mississippi. Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1842, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
feticide
noun
fe·ti·cide
variants or chiefly British foeticide
ˈfēt-ə-ˌsīd
: the action or process of causing the death of a fetus
Legal Definition
feticide
noun
fe·ti·cide ˈfē-tə-ˌsīd
: the act of causing the death of a fetus