induced abortion

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   a deliberate termination of pregnancy

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Questions about induced abortion

What does induced abortion mean?

induced abortion means "a deliberate termination of pregnancy".

Is induced abortion a common word?

induced abortion is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.