female genital cutting
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
female genital cutting (uncountable)
- Female genital mutilation.
- 2007 May 9, Jean-Roger Kaseki, The Guardian:
- Female genital cutting (FGC) is an ancient practice that affects girls and young women around the world, defining the identity of women in cultures where it is practised.
- 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 764:
- Tolerance may run out, however, when a violation breaches a sacred value, as when immigrants to Western countries practice female genital cutting, honor killings, or the sale of underage brides […].
Translations[edit]
female genital mutilation — see female genital mutilation