fratricide (redirected from fratricides)

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.

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

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fratri·cidal (-sdl) adj.

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fratricide [ˈfrætrɪˌsaɪd ˈfreɪ-]

n

1. the act of killing one's brother

2. a person who kills his brother

3. (Military) Military the destruction of or interference with a nuclear missile before it can strike its target caused by the earlier explosion of a warhead at a nearby target

[from Latin frātricīda; see frater¹, -cide]

fratricidal  adj

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fratricide

1. the killing of one’s brother.
2. a person who has killed his brother. — fratricidal, adj.

See also: Killing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 friendly fire 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

Translations

fratricide [ˈfrætrɪsaɪd] N

1. (= act) → fratricidio m

2. (= person) → fratricida mf

fratricide [ˈfrætrɪsaɪd] n → fratricide m

fratricide

n → Brudermord m; (= person) → Brudermörder(in) m(f)