female genital cutting

English

Noun

female genital cutting (uncountable)

1. 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

female genital mutilation — see female genital mutilation