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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Prosecutors said the case is being investigated as a face of femicide, sometimes called feminicide.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 May 2025
In 2020, a quarter of female killings in Mexico were investigated as femicides, with cases reported in each one of Mexico’s 32 states, according to Amnesty International.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Those figures are likely undercounts because many countries around the world don't collect data on femicide.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 25 Nov. 2024
In fact, according to official data from Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), an average of 10 femicides occur every day in the country.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 May 2025
In 2020, a quarter of female killings in Mexico were investigated as femicides, with cases reported in each one of Mexico’s 32 states, according to Amnesty International.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Those figures are likely undercounts because many countries around the world don't collect data on femicide.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 25 Nov. 2024
In fact, according to official data from Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), an average of 10 femicides occur every day in the country.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Femicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/femicide. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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