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CONCEALMENT BIRTH [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
DEF

The crime of refusing to disclose the birth ... of a newborn child.

CONT

The offense is entirely statutory in nature, and state laws differ on its elements. In some jurisdictions the essence of the offense is the deliberate concealment of the birth; in others it is the willful concealment of the death. Intent to conceal the birth or death must be proven in order to obtain a conviction.

Key term(s)
  • concealing birth

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
CONT

L'infanticide est dissimulé sous le nom de «dissimulation de naissance». [...] Une grande partie de ce que nous qualifions de meurtres est appelée subtilement par les juristes anglais «blessures félonnes» ou «blessures malicieuses».

CONT

Le «recel de naissance» est une fraude consistant pour la femme mariée à cacher à son mari le fait qu'elle a accouché d'un enfant.

Spanish

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