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fratricide::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | friendly fire |
| Type of | fire, firing |
fratricide::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | murderer, liquidator, manslayer |
Examples of fratricide
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In 1990, factions in Lebanon took a break from fratricide to watch the World Cup.
From the abcnews.go.com
More problematical is the fratricide to which Constance Kent confessed in 1865.
From the time.com
That's like saying that siblings that fight are prone to fratricide or sororicide.
From the economist.com
Despite the fratricide among gangs, most of their victims are innocent bystanders.
From the time.com
Labour under his leadership has avoided fratricide and is an effective opposition.
From the metro.co.uk
I actually work with my brother, and I find the Miliband fratricide deeply disturbing.
From the guardian.co.uk
It spies on neighbors, spreads misinformation and even commits fratricide.
From the online.wsj.com
On Channel 4 news Ben Bradshaw was asked if the result was fratricide.
From the guardian.co.uk
He's right, especially after the GOP fratricide in upstate New York in this last election.
From the cnn.com
- A person who murders their brother or sister
- Friendly fire: fire that injures or kills an ally
- The murder of your sibling
- Fratricide (from the Latin word frater, meaning: "brother" and cide meaning to kill) is the act of a person killing his or her brother. According to the Bible and the Qur'an, fratricide was the first type of murder committed in human history.
- Friendly fire is inadvertent firing towards one's own or otherwise friendly forces while attempting to engage enemy forces, particularly where this results in injury or death. A death resulting from a negligent discharge is not considered friendly fire. ...
- "A Fratricide" (German: Ein Brudermord) is a short story by Franz Kafka written between December 1916 and January 1917. It is one of Kafka's most realistically descriptive and graphically violent stories which tells the story of a murderer, Schmar, and his victim, Wese. ...
- The killing of one's brother (or sister); A person who commits this crime; The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms
- (The Fratricides) translated by Athena Gianakas Dallas, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1964
- To intentionally cause the death of an ally in combat; also known as FRAGGING, and distinguished from FRIENDLY FIRE or SHORT-SHOT.
