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Patricide

Pat-ri′cide

,
Noun.
[L.
pater
father +
caedere
to kill. Cf.
Parricide
.]
1.
The murderer of his father.
2.
The crime of one who murders his father. Same as
Parricide
.

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patricide

patricide

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Noun

patricide (countable and uncountable, plural patricides)

  1. Murder of one's father.
  2. A murderer of one's father.

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