altruistic filicide

== English == === 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." === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/ === Noun === altruistic filicide (countable and uncountable, plural altruistic filicides) A homicide performed "out of love" to assuage the authentic or imagined suffering of the child. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== filicide familicide fratricide homicide parricide sororicide suicide uxoricide infanticide, neonaticide, prolicide === References ===