femicide
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femicides
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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.
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the deliberate, wanton violation and massacre of women and girls, as in a particular ethnic group by an invading army.
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a person who kills a woman.
In certain countries, femicides appear to act with impunity.
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In November, the Italian Parliament unanimously passed a law that defines the crime of femicide and makes it punishable with a life sentence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Mexican sexagenarian Teresa Margolles does just that across a body of work that focuses on violence, femicide, migration and border issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
They also want the offence of "femicide" to be brought into the penal code.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
It makes Italy one of very few places to categorise femicide as a distinct crime.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
Even those who approve of legislating against femicide agree that it must come with far broader measures against gender inequality.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
While many are supportive, some worry that she is insufficiently committed to supporting feminist efforts to halt femicides.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2025
She said Italy's upper house was due to start voting on Wednesday on a bill that expands protection measures for women at risk, and announced a public awareness campaign against femicides.
From Reuters ● Nov. 20, 2023
As well as an allowance for the children of murdered women, the law also grants employment protection to survivors of attempted or frustrated femicides.
From BBC ● May 13, 2023
The state of Mexico ranks 13th among the country’s 32 states in femicides per 100,000 women.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
While attending the University of Texas at Austin as an undergraduate, the Chicago- and Los Angeles-based playwright took a Chicana feminism course that delved into the femicides in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
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