uxoricide

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The murder of a wife by her husband: The act or crime of killing one's own wife.
    • A husband who murders his wife: A man who has killed his wife.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Act/Crime):
    • The prosecutor argued the case was a clear act of uxoricide.
    • The historical records show several accusations of uxoricide among the nobility.
  • Noun (Person):
    • The court found him guilty and sentenced the uxoricide to life imprisonment.
    • In the play, the king is revealed to be an uxoricide.
Advanced Usage
  • The term is used primarily in legal, criminological, or formal literary/ historical contexts. It is a technical and specific term, not used in everyday conversation.
  • It belongs to a set of specific Latin-derived terms for types of murder, such as (killing of a brother), (killing of a sister), and (killing of a husband).
Variants and Related Words
  • Mariticide (noun): The murder of a husband by his wife; a wife who murders her husband.
  • Femicide (noun): The killing of a woman or girl, particularly by a man, on account of her gender. (This is a broader, more modern sociological term that can encompass uxoricide.)
Synonyms
  • For the act: Wife-murder, spousal homicide (specifically patricidal).
  • For the person: Wife-killer, wife-murderer.
Notes on Meaning
  • The dual meaning (both the act and the person who commits it) is common for many "-cide" words in English (e.g., , ).
  • The term implies a specific familial relationship between the perpetrator and the victim. It is not used for a man who kills a woman who is not his wife.
Noun
  1. the murder of a wife by her husband
  2. a husband who murders his wife