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infanticide  

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  • Infanticide is the intentional killing of an infant by a member of its species and is widespread in human and nonhuman animals. As such, a key to understanding infanticide is the determination of what is an infant. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Deviance; Infanticide]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RSZ88J3Z-9

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