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   fratricide

   /ˈfratrɪsʌɪd/

   noun

   • 1. the killing of one's brother or sister: "Cain justifies his fratricide with lethal logic"
   • ▪ a person who kills their brother or sister.
   • ▪ the accidental killing of one's own forces in war: "the Vietnam War saw fratricide increase because of the close-in jungle fighting"

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting a person who kills their brother or sister, derived from Latin fratricida): the primary current sense comes via French from late Latin fratricidium, from frater ‘brother’ + -cidium (see -cide).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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