geno·cide

geno·cide

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  • genocide — geno·cide jen ə .sīd n the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group compare HOMICIDE geno·cid·al .jen ə sīd əl adj …   Medical dictionary

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  • genocide — geno·cide / je nə ˌsīd/ n: acts committed with intent to partially or wholly destroy a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group; also: the crime of committing such an act Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. genocide …   Law dictionary

  • GÉNOCIDE — Inventée par le professeur américain d’origine polonaise R. Lemkin qui, pour ce faire, n’a tenu aucun compte des règles élémentaires de l’étymologie, l’expression gréco latine de «génocide» cherche à introduire pour les groupes entiers d’humains… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • genocide — genocidal, adj. /jen euh suyd /, n. the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. [1940 45; < Gk géno(s) race + CIDE] * * * Deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, religious, political …   Universalium

  • genocide — gen•o•cide [[t]ˈdʒɛn əˌsaɪd[/t]] n. cvb the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group • Etymology: 1940–45; < Gk géno(s) race + cide gen o•cid′al, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • genocide — /ˈdʒɛnəsaɪd / (say jenuhsuyd) noun extermination of a national or racial group as a planned move. {Greek geno(s) race + cide; coined in 1944 by Dr Raphael Lemkin, 1900–59, Polish lawyer} –genocidal /dʒɛnəˈsaɪdl/ (say jenuh suydl), adjective …  

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