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neonaticide  

Definition

  • the killing of a neonate or newborn child. In the late 20th century, a spate of neonaticides were committed by teenage girls who had kept their pregnancies secret from their parents and others. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Neonaticide]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QVSZ88HG-W

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