English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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- English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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- One Word & Odd Word
English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · One Word & Odd Word
Murder of infant :
Murder of infant :

Options
- AFilicide
- BInfanticide
- CFoeticide
- DUxoricide
Correct answer
B. Infanticide
Step-by-step solution
Filicide: the killing of one's son or daughter.
Infanticide: the crime of a mother killing her child within a year of birth.
Foeticide: destruction or abortion of a fetus.
Uxoricide: the killing of one's wife.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.
Infanticide: the crime of a mother killing her child within a year of birth.
Foeticide: destruction or abortion of a fetus.
Uxoricide: the killing of one's wife.