Child murder
Homicide of an individual who is a minor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For practices of systematically killing very young children, see infanticide. For the killing of one's own children, see filicide.
Pedicide, child murder, child manslaughter, or child homicide is the homicide of an individual who is a minor. In many legal jurisdictions it is considered an aggravated form of homicide. The age of the victim may constitute an aggravated factor for homicide offenses, or child murder may be a stand-alone criminal offense.
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