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lesbicide

lesbicide noun: the killing of a person because of their lesbian orientation.

Noun

lesbicide (uncountable)

  1. The killing of a person because of their lesbian orientation.
    • Examination of limited but important documentation indicates the historical practice of lesbicide, that is, the killing of women because of their lesbianism. Studies document cases of lesbicide and the existence of laws mandating the death penalty for lesbianism in various parts of Europe such as...2004, Cheris Kramarae, Dale Spender, Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge
    • Verbal and physical abuse, rape, torture, prostitution, incest, unnecessary operations, forced heterosexuality or pregnancy or motherhood, cosmetic surgery, pornography, female infanticide, lesbicide, witch hunts, slavery, sexual abuse, […]2009, Sheryl J. Grana, Women and justice, page 175

Questions about lesbicide

What does lesbicide mean?
Lesbicide means the killing of a person because of their lesbian orientation.
What part of speech is lesbicide?
Lesbicide is a noun.

Words near lesbicide in the dictionary

  1. lesbians
  2. lesbians until graduation
  3. lesbianship
  4. lesbiany
  5. lesbic
  6. lesbicide
  7. lesbie
  8. lesbies
  9. lesbiflexible
  10. lesbigay
  11. lesbigays

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