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ux⋅o⋅ri⋅cide

  [uhk-sawr-uh-sahyd, -sohr-, uhg-zawr-, -zohr-]
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–noun
1. the act of murdering one's wife.
2. a man who murders his wife.
Origin:
1855–60; < L ūxor wife + -i- + -cide

Related forms:
ux⋅o⋅ri⋅cid⋅al, adjective
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ux·o·ri·cide   (ŭk-sôr'ĭ-sīd', -sōr'-, ŭg-zôr'-, -zōr'-)   
n.  
  1. The killing of a wife by her husband.
  2. A man who kills his wife.

[Medieval Latin uxōricīdium : Latin uxor, wife + Latin -cīdium, -cide.]
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Uxoricide

Ux*or"i*cide\, n. [L. uxor wife + caedere to kill.]

1. The murder of a wife by her husband.

2. One who murders his wife.
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