• Mariticide

    Origin

    From Latin maritus ("married", "husband") + -cide, from caedere ("to kill").

    Full definition of mariticide

    Noun

    mariticide

    (plural mariticides)
    1. The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
    2. A woman who has killed her husband.

    Usage notes

    The term mariticide is principally used to refer to the murder of a husband by his wife, rather than a general term for killing a spouse. The common term for the murder of a wife by her husband is uxoricide.

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