infanticides
Murders of babies
Infanticides is the plural of infanticide, which means the killing of an infant.
The word covers both the act itself and the person who commits it.
Historically, infanticide has occurred across cultures for reasons including poverty, illegitimacy, or disability.
In some legal systems, infanticide by a mother shortly after birth is treated as a distinct offense from murder, often with lesser penalties due to presumed mental disturbance from childbirth.
Deliberate unlawful killing
- killingCausing death deliberately
- filicideMurdering one's own child
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- criminalPerson who breaks laws
perpetrator · conviction · manslaughter · investigation · arrest · sentence · trial · verdict
State of being unprotected
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- RomeItaly's capital city
- unwantedNot wished for
deformed · illegitimate · foundling · midwife · custom · practice · poverty · famine
Severe lack of resources
- desperationUtter loss of hope
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- stigmaMark of dishonor
shame · illegitimacy · unwed · concealed · denial · crisis · intervention · prevention
Formally enacted laws
- lawsEnforceable societal rules
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defenseProtection against harm
- insanitySevere mental illness
diminished · capacity · sentencing · jurisdiction · punishment · forensics · autopsy · evidence
Relating to shared traditions
- tribalOf a clan
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- twinsSiblings born simultaneously
taboo · beliefs · customs · practices · societies · indigenous · traditional · population
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
- killingCausing death deliberately
- filicideMurdering one's own child
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
criminal · perpetrator · conviction · manslaughter · investigation · arrest · sentence · trial · verdict · evidence
exposure
State of being unprotected
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- RomeItaly's capital city
unwanted · deformed · illegitimate · foundling · midwife · custom · practice · poverty · famine · gender
poverty
Severe lack of resources
- desperationUtter loss of hope
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
stigma · shame · illegitimacy · unwed · concealed · denial · crisis · intervention · prevention · support
statutes
Formally enacted laws
- lawsEnforceable societal rules
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defenseProtection against harm
insanity · diminished · capacity · sentencing · jurisdiction · punishment · forensics · autopsy · evidence · testimony
cultural
Relating to shared traditions
twins · taboo · beliefs · customs · practices · societies · indigenous · traditional · population · control
infanticideschild protection
Measures ensuring youth safety
maternal care · child-rearing · guardianship · fostering · adoptions