English Explanatory Dictionary

altruistic filicide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A homicide performed "out of love" to assuage the authentic or imagined suffering of the child.

Pronunciation

/ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/

Word forms

altruistic filicide altruistic filicides

Etymology

Coined by Phillip Resnick, who published research on filicide in 1969. He stated that there were five main motives for filicide, including "altruistic," "fatal maltreatment," "unwanted child," and "spousal revenge."

Related words

filicide familicide fratricide homicide parricide sororicide suicide uxoricide infanticide neonaticide prolicide
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