genital mutilation

American  

noun

1. any type of cutting or removal of all or some of the genital organs, especially excision of the clitoris.

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Example Sentences

They included Hilary McGrady, director-general of the National Trust, Adm Sir Tony Radakin, former Chief of the Defence Staff, Valerie Lolomari, a female genital mutilation survivor and campaigner, and Jonathan Davies, the former Welsh rugby player and presenter.

From BBC

Halfway through college, Russell spent two months in Tanzania assisting a nonprofit that taught female genital mutilation survivors how to make clothes to support themselves.

From Los Angeles Times

The Gambia's Supreme Court began hearing a case this week brought by religious traditionalists who are hoping to topple the country's poorly enforced ban on female genital mutilation.

From Barron's

The Home Office is set to build on the feasibility study by the universities, by testing and developing the tool to measure forced marriage and female genital mutilation.

From BBC

The section suggested those investigations could be based on laws against “female genital mutilation,” or even around a 1938 law known as the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to regulate food, drugs, medical devices and cosmetics.

From Los Angeles Times