🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

homicide d'enfant

Pronunciation / Transliteration: o-mi-sid d'an-fan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Child Homicide/tʃaɪld ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15000 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le pays a été choqué par un homicide d'enfant récemment."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of unlawfully killing a child.

    "The community was shaken by the recent case of child homicide that made headlines."
  2. 2

    A legal term referring to the crime of killing a person under the age of 18.

    "Child homicide cases are often met with severe legal repercussions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'child' originates from Old English 'cild', which has roots in Germanic languages, while 'homicide' comes from the Latin 'homicidium', meaning 'killing of a human'. The combination reflects a specific act of violence against minors.

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