patricide

pat·ri·cide

noun \ˈpa-trə-ˌsīd\

Definition of PATRICIDE

1

[Latin patricida, from patr- + -cida -cide] : one who murders his or her own father

2

[Late Latin patricidium, from Latin patr- + -cidium -cide] : the murder of one's own father

— pat·ri·cid·al \ˌpa-trə-ˈsī-d^əl\ adjective

First Known Use of PATRICIDE

1593

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with PATRICIDE

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