Fratricide Definition

frătrĭ-sīd
noun
The act of killing one's own brother or sister.
Webster's New World
A person who kills his or her own brother or sister.
Webster's New World
The act of killing relatives or fellow-countrymen, as in a civil war.
Webster's New World

A person who commits this crime.

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Noun

Singular:
fratricide
Plural:
fratricides

Origin of Fratricide

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin frātricīdium frātricīda frāter frātr- brother bhrāter- in Indo-European roots -cīdium -cīda -cide

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin frater (“brother”) + caedere (“to kill”). Equivalent to +‎ -cide.

    From Wiktionary

Fratricide Sentence Examples

  • This piece was played after the fall of the Terror, but the fratricide of Timoleon became the text for insinuations to the effect that by his silence Joseph de Chenier had connived at the judicial murder of Andre, whom Joseph's enemies alluded to as Abel.

  • The hacks have an insatiable feeding frenzy for political fratricide.

  • These contributing factors are a critical dimension of realistic training to reduce fratricide.

  • All aircraft must coordinate ordnance fans to avoid fratricide.

  • When conducting reconnaissance forward of ground troops, coordination must take place to prevent fratricide.

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