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felicide

/ˈfiːlɪsaɪd/noun

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बिल्ली की हत्या

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noun
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    [U, C] formal

    the killing of a cat

    बिल्ली की हत्या

    • The village was shocked by an act of felicide.
    • Animal-rights groups demanded action after the felicide.
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The killing of a cat is felicide, of a king is regicide, of a brother is fratricide, and of a newborn child is infanticide.

बिल्ली की हत्या को felicide, राजा की हत्या को regicide, भाई की हत्या को fratricide और नवजात शिशु की हत्या को infanticide कहते हैं।