fratricide
/ˈfrætrəsaɪd/
noun
- The act of killing one's own brother or sister.
- He was convicted of fratricide after a long and emotional trial.
- The story of Cain and Abel is one of the earliest accounts of fratricide.
- Fratricide is considered one of the most tragic crimes within a family.
- A person who kills their own brother or sister.
- The novel's villain is a cold-hearted fratricide who murdered his twin.
- In the legend, the fratricide was cursed to wander the earth forever.
- Historians debate whether the ancient king was a fratricide or a victim of slander.
- The killing of members of one's own group, country, or organization.
- The conflict descended into fratricide as former allies turned on each other.
- Fratricide among rival factions brought the revolution to a bloody end.
- The general warned that the internal feud could lead to fratricide within the army.