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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abortion \A*bor"tion\ ([.a]*b[^o]r"sh[u^]n), n. [L. abortio, fr aboriri See {Abort}.] 1. The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage. Note: It is sometimes used for the offense of procuring a premature delivery, but strictly the early delivery is the abortion, ``causing or procuring abortion'' is the full name of the offense. --Abbott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abortion n 1: termination of pregnancy 2: failure of a plan [syn: {miscarriage}]
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