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Fratricide – definition

noun

The killing of one's brother or sister.

Usage examples:

Cain justifies his fratricide with lethal logic
noun

The crime of murdering your brother, or killing members of your own group or country

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自相残杀

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Broedermoord, Broedermoordenaar

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Fratricide

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Brudermord, Brudermörder

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भ्रातृघातक, भ्रातृहंता, भ्रातृघात, भ्रातृवध, भ्रातृहन्ता

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Fratricidio, Fraticidio, Fraticida

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형제 살해, 자매 살해, 형제 살해죄, 자매 살해죄

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Братоубийство, Братоубийца

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Fratricidio, Fratricida

Word origin

late 15th century (denoting a person who kills their brother or sister, derived from Latin fratricida ): the primary current sense comes via French from late Latin fratricidium, from frater ‘

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Fratricide – similar words

fratricides

noun

The killing of one's brother or sister.

Usage examples:

Cain justifies his fratricide with lethal logic
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fratricidal

adjective

Relating to or denoting conflict within a single family or organization.

Usage examples:

The fratricidal strife within the party
adjective

Connected with the crime of murdering your brother, or killing members of your own group or country

Usage examples:

The civil war was a fratricidal conflict that divided families, relatives and friends., the party w…
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