uxoricide

noun

Definition of uxoricidenext
as in parricide

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  1. parricide
  2. matricide
  3. patricide
  4. regicide
  5. fratricide
  6. filicide
  7. murder
  8. homicide
Noun
  • Macron’s ascent to the presidency began, like a certain Greek tragedy, with parricide.
    Arthur Goldhammer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2018
  • Everything seems to be pointing toward parricide, but the future is no simpler than the past.
    Adam Shatz, The New York Review of Books, 2 Jan. 2020
Definition of parricide
Noun
  • However, Daniel's hold over Luke proves to be strong, and almost leads him to commit matricide.
    Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Sep. 2022
  • The reasons were vague, the usual grab bag of crimes—matricide, acting, that sort of thing.
    Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020
Definition of matricide
Noun
  • The movie includes intense domestic abuse (verbal, physical and emotional), gun violence, death and descriptions of patricide.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
  • It’s done in the saddest way, with the original sin of patricide.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
Definition of patricide
Noun
  • The raw power grab that excites Lady Macbeth and incites her husband to regicide feels especially pertinent now, when the dangers of autocracy loom over political discussions.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Those Tories by the way have a particular penchant for political regicide before voters get the chance.
    Stephen Collinson, CNN, 19 Jan. 2023
Definition of regicide
Noun
  • This can particularly be a problem when aircraft are supporting ground troops in combat, a sometimes confusing situation where mistakes can lead to fratricide.
    Paul Scharre, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Here, Hamlet is a melancholy suburban prince named Juicy, in a Black family rocked by betrayal and fratricide and ghosts who pop out of backyard grills.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
Definition of fratricide
Noun
  • One study of maternal filicide observed that, whereas psychotic mothers often acted suddenly, depressed mothers tended to contemplate killing their children for days or weeks before acting.
    Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Each was a tragedy, but maternal filicide falls low on the register of reasons for infant death.
    Maria Laurino, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
Definition of filicide
Noun
  • That changed in February, when the state located the necessary drugs and planned to execute Thomas Creech, who was convicted of five murders in three states.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Additionally, authorities say Gonzalez-Nunez associated himself with Norteño gang members who were responsible for murders around the area.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of murder
Noun
  • Kamp previously worked as a shift commander, gang enforcement sergeant and homicide detective for the Phoenix Police Department.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • IndyStar is tracking homicides to better understand violence in the city.
    Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of homicide
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