foeticide
/ˈfiːtɪsaɪd/noun
उच्चारण फ़ीटिसाइड
भ्रूण-हत्या
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[U]
the act of killing a foetus (an unborn baby) in the womb
भ्रूण-हत्या
- Female foeticide is a crime in India.
- Foeticide is a punishable crime, and the law is strict about it.
- The campaign aims to end female foeticide in rural areas.
+ 2 more examples
- The law against foeticide has been made stricter.
- Doctors must report any foeticide cases to the authorities.
AaSpelling
foe·ti·cide
(British; from foetus) or feticide (American).
Spelling: British English में spelling foeticide है, जो foetus से बना है, जबकि American English में feticide लिखा जाता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: killing an unborn baby in the womb is foeticide; a newborn baby infanticide; one's father patricide; mother matricide; brother fratricide; sister sororicide; wife uxoricide; king regicide; a whole race genocide.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: गर्भ में अजन्मे शिशु की हत्या foeticide; नवजात शिशु की infanticide; पिता की patricide; माता की matricide; भाई की fratricide; बहन की sororicide; पत्नी की uxoricide; राजा की regicide; पूरी जाति की genocide।
General knowledge
The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994 bans sex determination to prevent female foeticide; the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme (2015).
PCPNDT Act, 1994 कन्या भ्रूण-हत्या रोकने के लिए लिंग-परीक्षण पर रोक लगाता है; बेटी बचाओ बेटी पढ़ाओ योजना (2015)।