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Fratricide
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- 1 The killing of one's brother (or sister). countable, uncountable
"The new accusation brought by Urban against Manfred of murdering his sister-in-law's embassador – it may be observed that, tacitly, he acquits him of parricide, fratricide, and nepoticide – requires a little explanation."
- 2 A person who commits fratricide.
"Can Signorio was twice a fratricide, the last time when he lay upon his death-bed: his tomb bears upon its gables the images of six virtues, — Faith, Hope, Charity, Prudence, and (I believe) Justice and Fortitude."
- 3 the murder of your sibling wordnet
- 4 The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms. broadly, countable, uncountable
"From January on, Third Army also spent a good deal of energy trying to solve the problem of fratricide, the killing or injuring of one's own forces by what is ironically called 'friendly fire,'[…]"
- 5 fire that injures or kills an ally wordnet
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- 6 The undesirable situation where the separate missiles from a MIRV interfere with each other as they explode. broadly, countable, uncountable
- 7 a person who murders their brother or sister wordnet
Etymology
From Middle French fratricide or its etymon Latin frātricīdium.
From Middle English fratricide, from Middle French fratricide or its etymon Latin frātricīda.
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