Definitions for: Fratricide


[n] the act of murdering your own brother or sister
[n] a person who murders their brother or sister



Webster (1913) Definition: Frat"ri*cide, n. [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. [L. fratricida: cf. F. fratricide.] One who murders or
kills his own brother.

See Also: execution, homicide, liquidator, manslayer, murder, murderer, slaying

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