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ROME (AP) — The Italian government approved a draft law that for the first time introduces the legal definition of femicide ...

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Femicide becomes "an autonomous criminal offence", a specific crime punishable by the maximum penalty: life imprisonment. The Council of Ministers has given the green light to the bill for the ...

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ROME — The Italian government approved a draft law that for the first time introduces the legal definition of femicide in the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life imprisonment.

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The Italian government approved a draft law that for the first time introduces the legal definition of femicide in the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life imprisonment.

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