How to Use feticide in a Sentence
feticide
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Shuffield survived, but her twins did not, and the man was charged with two counts of feticide.
—Holly Thomas, CNN, 1 June 2022
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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
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In a deal entered Wednesday, Aaron Trejo pleaded guilty to one count of murder and one count of feticide, both felonies.
—Monica Haider, CNN, 31 Oct. 2019
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The root cause of the murder of girls (gendercide), whether through feticide or infanticide, is the hideously distorted view of a girl’s value.
—Atlanta Life, ajc, 26 May 2017
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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
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The measure is designed to allow prosecutors to bring feticide charges against a person who kills a pregnant woman.
—Indystar, Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2018
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Online records confirm both are being held without bond after being charged with murder and feticide.
—Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022
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Trejo received 55 years for murder and 10 years, to be served consecutively, for feticide.
—Amanda Watts, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
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He is being charged with two counts of murder, one count of feticide and two counts of aggravated assault, according to an official press release.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 10 Dec. 2019
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Each is charged with one count of second-degree murder, one count of conspiracy to commit second-degree murder and one count of first-degree feticide.
—Emily Lane, NOLA.com, 4 Aug. 2017
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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
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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
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Killing a fetus Prosecutors can start filing murder, manslaughter or feticide charges against someone who kills a fetus at any stage of development.
—Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2018
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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
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Female feticide in India can be a coldly economic calculation.
—Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2018
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