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Tyrannicide

/taɪˈɹænɪsaɪd/

The killing of a tyrant.

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noun
  1. 1

    The killing of a tyrant.

  2. 2

    Someone who kills a tyrant.

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regicidenounThe killing of a king.
dukicidenounThe killing of a duke.
hereticidenounThe killing of a heretic.
principicidenoun(countable and uncountable) The killing of a prince.
senicidenounThe killing of an elderly person.
tsaricidenounThe killing of a tsar.
asinicidenounThe killing (including by self) of an ass or donkey.
eliticidenounThe targeted killing of the leadership of a group (to cripple it), for example at the beginning of a genocide or during a revolution.
celebricidenounThe killing of a celebrity.
hosticidenounThe act of killing an enemy.
monstricidenounThe act of killing a monster.
parenticidenounThe killing of a parent.
tyrannynounA government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
parricidenounSomeone who kills a relative, especially a parent.
giganticidenounThe killing of a giant.
draconicidenounThe killing of a dragon.
amicidenounThe accidental killing of a member of one's own side in warfare.
malicidenoun(historical) The killing of a heretic, especially in reference to Christianity's dogmatic witch-hunts.
magistricidenoun(rare) The killing of one's master or teacher.
viricidenoun(medicine) Any substance that destroys or inactivates viruses.

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