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Pronunciation / Transliteration: janm-hatya
"इस मामले ने जन्म-हत्या के बारे में महत्वपूर्ण प्रश्न उठाए।"
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2 senses- 1
The act of killing a newborn child, often in the context of legal and ethical discussions regarding maternal responsibility.
"The case raised significant questions about the legal definitions surrounding birth-homicide." - 2
A term used in discussions of infanticide and maternal mental health issues.
"Experts in maternal health are increasingly addressing the psychological factors that can lead to birth-homicide."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'birth-homicide' is a compound word formed from 'birth', derived from Old English 'berthan', meaning 'to bring forth', and 'homicide', from Latin 'homicidium', meaning 'the killing of a human'. The term reflects a modern legal and ethical discourse surrounding the act of killing a newborn or the implications of maternal actions during childbirth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Birth-Homicide" is said worldwide
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homicide à la naissance
Transliteration: o-mi-sid a la naiss-ance
"Le cas a soulevé des questions importantes sur l'homicide à la naissance."
Geburtshomicid
Transliteration: ge-burts-ho-mi-tsid
"Der Fall warf bedeutende Fragen zum Thema Geburtshomicid auf."
omicidio alla nascita
Transliteration: o-mi-chi-dio al-la nas-ci-ta
"Il caso ha sollevato importanti questioni riguardo all'omicidio alla nascita."
homicidio al nacer
Transliteration: o-mi-ci-dio al na-cer
"El caso planteó importantes preguntas sobre el homicidio al nacer."
homicídio ao nascer
Transliteration: ho-mi-ci-dio au na-ser
"O caso levantou questões importantes sobre o homicídio ao nascer."
जन्म-हत्या
Transliteration: janm-hatya
"इस मामले ने जन्म-हत्या के बारे में महत्वपूर्ण प्रश्न उठाए।"
出生谋杀
Transliteration: chūshēng móushā
"该案件提出了关于出生谋杀的重要问题。"
출생 살인
Transliteration: chulsaeng salin
"이 사건은 출생 살인에 대한 중요한 질문을 제기했습니다."
出生殺人
Transliteration: shussei satsujin
"この事件は出生殺人に関する重要な問題を提起しました。"
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