Abortion Definition

ə-bôrshən
abortions
noun
abortions
Induced termination of a pregnancy with destruction of the embryo or fetus.
American Heritage
Any spontaneous expulsion of an embryo or a fetus before it is sufficiently developed to survive; miscarriage.
Webster's New World
Any deliberate procedure that removes, or induces the expulsion of, a dead embryo or fetus or a living embryo or fetus with the purpose of causing its death.
Webster's New World
Cessation of normal growth, especially of an organ or other body part, prior to full development or maturation.
American Heritage
An aborted embryo or fetus.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Abortion

Noun

Singular:
abortion
Plural:
abortions

Origin of Abortion

  • From Latin abortiō (“miscarriage, abortion”), from aborior (“miscarry”). See abort for more.

    From Wiktionary

Abortion Sentence Examples

  • And I don't believe in abortion either.

  • She managed to keep her pregnancy secret until an abortion was out of the question and Donnie was born.

  • Indeed, the tendency in continental Europe is to regard the abortion as a crime against the unborn child, and several codes (notably that of the German Empire) expressly recognize the life of the foetus, while others make the penalty more severe if abortion has been caused in the later stages of pregnancy, or if the woman is married.

  • In most states not only is the person who causes the abortion punishable, but also any one who supplies any drug or instrument for the purpose.

  • Our society goes to great lengths to hide the truth about procured abortion.

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Words Starting With

AABABO

Words Ending With

NONION

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