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femicide

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femicide
1. the murder of a woman.
2. the murderer of a woman. Also called gynecide, gynaecide. — femicidal, adj.
See also: Women

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HALIFAX -- Women murdered by their abusive partners (femicide) is both preventable and predictable says a groundbreaking research on femicide in Nova Scotia.
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