| 单词 | child destruction |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschild destruction child destruction n. the killing of a child; (Law, chiefly British) the crime of causing a viable unborn child to die during the course of pregnancy or birth, before it has an existence independent of its mother. ΚΠ 1859 Age (Melbourne) 16 Dec. 6/6 To mark his displeasure of the growing crime of child destruction and as a warning to others, the sentence of the court was that she be imprisoned. 1928 Scotsman 23 Nov. 13/1 The Preservation of Infant Life Bill..provides that any person, who, with intent to destroy the life of a child capable of being born alive, by any wilful act causes the child to die before it has an existence independent of its mother, should be guilty of child destruction. 2005 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1 Oct. 716/4 They would face criminal charges, after being arrested last February on suspicion of conspiracy to commit child destruction. < as lemmas |
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