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Noun: parricide  'per-i,sId [N. Amer], 'pa-ri,sId [Brit]
  1. The murder of your own father or mother
    "The trial for parricide captivated the public's attention"; "The psychological impact of parricide on the perpetrator is profound"
     
  2. Someone who kills his or her parent
    "The parricide was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his father"

Derived forms: parricides

Type of: execution, liquidator, manslayer [archaic], murder, murderer, slaying

Encyclopedia: Parricide