Infanticide refers to the killing of a child who is...

Infanticide refers to the killing of a child who is...

• A. Less than 1 week old
• B. 1 week to 1 year old
• C. 1 year to 5 years old
• D. 5 years to 10 years

Answer: (B)

Infanticide is defined as the killing of a child within the first year of life. The key nuance is that it typically covers babies from birth up to 12 months, not longer, and there’s often a separate term for the very early neonatal period (neonaticide, usually within the first 24 hours). That’s why the option describing a child from 1 week to 1 year old fits best: it sits squarely in the first-year window used by many legal definitions of infanticide. Choices describing a baby younger than a week point to neonaticide, while those describing children older than a year aren’t infanticide at all. So the correct range is the one that captures death occurring within the first year after birth.

Infanticide is defined as the killing of a child within the first year of life. The key nuance is that it typically covers babies from birth up to 12 months, not longer, and there’s often a separate term for the very early neonatal period (neonaticide, usually within the first 24 hours). That’s why the option describing a child from 1 week to 1 year old fits best: it sits squarely in the first-year window used by many legal definitions of infanticide. Choices describing a baby younger than a week point to neonaticide, while those describing children older than a year aren’t infanticide at all. So the correct range is the one that captures death occurring within the first year after birth.