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uxoricide

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ux·o·ri·cide  (k-sôr-sd, -sr-, g-zôr-, -zr-)
n.
1. The killing of a wife by her husband.
2. A man who kills his wife.
[Medieval Latin uxricdium : Latin uxor, wife + Latin -cdium, -cide.]
uxoricide [ʌkˈsɔːrɪˌsaɪd]
n
1. the act of killing one's wife
2. a man who kills his wife
[from Latin uxor wife + -cide]
uxoricidal  adj
uxoricide
1. the killing of one’s wife.
2. a person who has killed his wife. — uxoricidal, adj.
See also: Killing
1. the murder of a wife by a husband.
2. a husband who murders his wife. — uxoricidal, adj.
See also: Wife
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.uxoricide - a husband who murders his wife
hubby, husband, married man - a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
2.uxoricide - the murder of a wife by her husband
murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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He said that prevailing circumstances have a direct bearing on the behaviour of the people so much so that the affectees could attempt suicide, patricide, matricide, fratricide and uxoricide,adding that such incidents are increasing.
Every 3rd person suffering from depression, anxiety by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
Between 1890 and 1910, Chicago's uxoricide rate surged, and local jurors, all of whom were men, proved unforgiving toward wife killers and convicted 80 percent of the husbands who were arrested.
"It is his first offense. We might as well let him go": homicide and ... by Adler, Jeffrey S. / Journal of Social History
Even a tyrant of the bloodiest sort can expect his appreciation of chamber music to be noted, though it might not be given quite the same the prominence as his massacres of the clergy and acts of uxoricide.
DAVID CHARTERS by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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