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fratricide

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frat·ri·cide  (frtr-sd)
n.
1. The killing of one's brother or sister.
2. One who has killed one's brother or sister.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin frtricdium and frtricda : frter, frtr-, brother; see bhrter- in Indo-European roots + -cdium and -cda, -cide.]

fratri·cidal (-sdl) adj.

fratricide
Noun
1. the act of killing one's brother
2. a person who kills his or her brother [Latin frater brother + caedere to kill]
fratricidal adj

fratricide
1. the killing of one’s brother.
2. a person who has killed his brother. — fratricidal, adj.
See also: Killing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fratricide - a person who murders their brother or sister
liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
2.fratricide - fire that injures or kills an ally
firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
3.fratricide - the murder of your sibling
murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being


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