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Matricide

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

matricide


[Latin matricidium, from matr- mater mother + -cidium killing]
1 : the murder of a mother by her son or daughter
2 Latin matricida, from matr- + -cida killer
: a person who murders his or her mother




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