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Fratricide

The killing of one's brother (or sister).

📖 Definitions of "Fratricide"

noun
  1. 1

    The killing of one's brother (or sister).

  2. 2

    A person who commits this crime.

  3. 3

    (by extension) The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms.

  4. 4

    (by extension) The undesirable situation where the separate missiles from a MIRV interfere with each other as they explode.

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