femicide

[ fem-uh-sahyd ]

noun
  1. 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.

  2. the deliberate, wanton violation and massacre of women and girls, as in a particular ethnic group by an invading army.: Compare genocide.

  1. a person who kills a woman: In certain countries, femicides appear to act with impunity.

Origin of femicide

1
First recorded in 1820–30; feme + -i- + -cide

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