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fratricide
noun[ U ]
formaluk /ˈfræt.rɪ.saɪd/ us /ˈfræt.rə.saɪd/
the crime of murdering your brother, or killing members of your own group or country杀害兄弟罪;杀害同类罪;杀害同胞罪
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Murder & attempted murder
asphyxiation
assassinate
assassination
assassination attempt
attempt
butcher
dispatch
drive-by
genocide
gun someone down
homicide
infanticide
knock
pop off
put someone to the swordidiom
regicide
rub
rub something out
slaughter
throttle
Related word
fratricidal
'How did that man kill?' I questioned, pointing to the apathetic figure of the fratricide, which attracted my imagination by its loneliness.
And when each brandished the sword unto the death of the other, the saint feared exceedingly, lest even in his sight the crime of fratricide should happen.
It deals with the ungovernable passion of two brothers for one placid and beautiful girl, a passion which leads to fratricide and madness.
It was civil war,—fratricide.
They expected swift retribution for their intended fratricide, but instead of this they heard reassuring words from his lips.
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