FRATRICIDE

fratricide

(noun) the murder of your sibling

fratricide

(noun) a person who murders their brother or sister

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

fratricide (countable and uncountable, plural fratricides)

The killing of one's brother (or sister).

A person who commits this crime.

(military, by extension) The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms.

(military, by extension) The undesirable situation where the separate missiles from a MIRV interfere with each other as they explode.

Synonyms

• (person who commits fratricide): brother-slayer

Source: Wiktionary

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Frat"ri*cide, n. Etym: [L. fratricidium a brother's murder, fr. fratricida a brother's murderer; frater, fratris, brother + caedere to kill: cf. F. fratricide.]

1. The act of one who murders or kills his own brother.

2. Etym: [L. fratricida: cf. F. fratricide.]

Definition: One who murders or kills his own brother.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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