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par⋅ri⋅cide

  [par-uh-sahyd]
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–noun
1. the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative.
2. a person who commits such an act.
Origin:
1545–55; < L parricīdum act of kin-murder, parricīda kin-killer, equiv. to pāri- (akin to Gk pāós, Attic pēós kinsman) + -cīdum, -cida -cide

Related forms:
par⋅ri⋅cid⋅al, adjective
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par·ri·cide   (pār'ĭ-sīd')   
n.  

  1. The murdering of one's father, mother, or other near relative.

  2. One who commits such a murder.


[Latin parricīda and parricīdium : pāri-, parri-, kin + -cīda, -cīdium, -cide.]
par'ri·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj., par'ri·cid'al·ly adv.
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parricide 
1. "person who kills a parent or near relative" (1554), also 2. "act of killing parent or near relative" (1570), both from M.Fr. parricide, from 1. L. parricida, 2. L. parricidium, probably from parus "relative" (of unknown origin) + 1. cida "killer," 2. cidium "killing," both from caedere "to kill" (see concise).
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Main Entry: par·ri·cide
Pronunciation: 'par-&-"sId
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin parricida killer of a close relative
1 : a person who murders his or her mother or father or sometimes a close relative
2 : the act of a parricide
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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