femicide
noun
fem·i·cide
ˈfe-mə-ˌsīd 
plural femicides
: the gender-based murder of a woman or girl by a man
There have been calls for a "national shutdown" to protest femicide in South Africa.—
Africa Check
Africa Check… speaks to a generation of young people fed up with femicides, sexual assault, and the ever more pervasive violence in Mexico.—Cody Copeland
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Charities and human rights organizations have subsequently reiterated urgent demands to tackle femicide in the UK.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 11 July 2024
The emergency of femicide in Australia could not be more apparent.
—Em Readman, refinery29.com, 7 May 2024
But even as homicides dropped, the number of murders classified as femicides in the capital climbed by more than a third over the same period.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
Andrade’s longtime activism was a catalyst for Mexico recognizing femicide in its criminal code.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 11 July 2024
The emergency of femicide in Australia could not be more apparent.
—Em Readman, refinery29.com, 7 May 2024
But even as homicides dropped, the number of murders classified as femicides in the capital climbed by more than a third over the same period.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
Andrade’s longtime activism was a catalyst for Mexico recognizing femicide in its criminal code.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
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“Femicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/femicide. Accessed 28 Aug. 2024.
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