geronticide
/dʒəˈrɒntɪsaɪd/noun
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वृद्ध-हत्या, बूढ़े लोगों की हत्या
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noun
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[U] formal
the killing of old people, especially as a practice in some societies in the past
वृद्ध-हत्या, बूढ़े लोगों की हत्या
- Some ancient societies are said to have practised geronticide during famines.
- The novel deals with the dark custom of geronticide.
- Anthropologists have debated whether geronticide ever truly existed as a regular custom.
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- Geronticide is a crime in every modern legal system.
- The folk tale hints at geronticide in a remote mountain community.
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One-word substitution
Geronticide is the killing of old people.
One-word substitution: बूढ़े लोगों की हत्या को geronticide कहते हैं।