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Definition of Femicide

Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026

Femicide: The killing of women. For example, AIDS in Africa has been termed "mass femicide." Femicide is in contrast to the literal meaning of homicide as the killing of men.