Legal Definition and Related Resources of Infanticide
Meaning of Infanticide
The murder of an infant soon after its birth. The charge of infanticide can only be laid against the mother as anyone else charged with the killing would be charged with murder.
Infanticide Alternative Definition
The murder of a newborn infant. It is thus distinguishable from abortion and foeticide, which are limited to the destruction of the life of the foetus in utero.
Legal Definition of Infanticide
The killing of children. Extreme threat of starvation has at times forced some societies, such as the Inuit of the North American Arctic, to kill family members. When this occurred, the decision was usually to eliminate the youngest daughter because she was the least likely to add to the family’s food supply. Though illegal, female infanticide does occur occasionally in India and mainland China where there is a high value placed on having sons.
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Infanticide in Historical Law
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Infanticide in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of infanticide.
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- Homicide
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- Law Enforcement Officer
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- infanticide in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- infanticide in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
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