child murder
Slaying a minor
Child murder is the killing of a child, typically understood as someone below the age of legal majority.
The term encompasses various circumstances including infanticide (killing of infants), filicide (killing by a parent), and homicides committed by strangers.
Legal systems often treat child murder with particular severity due to the victim's vulnerability and inability to defend themselves.
The investigation revealed the death was not accidental but child murder.
- infanticideKilling of newborns
- filicideMurdering one's own child
- shaken babyViolently jarred young child
- homicideCausing another's death
- parricideSlaying one's own parent
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- capital crimestreason, high treason, terrorism, assassination, contract killing
- family tragedyfamilicide, filicide, infanticide, matricide, patricide
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Death from internal causes
accidental death · stillbirth · childhood illness · peaceful death · SIDS
child murderchild protection
Measures ensuring youth safety
child rescue · child safeguarding · child welfare · childbirth · child advocacy
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