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matricide

: 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

parricide

parricide [Latin parricida killer of a close relative] 1 : a person who murders his or her mother or father or sometimes

patricide

patricide [Latin patricida, from patr- pater father + -cida killer] 1 : an individual who murders his or her father 2 : the murder of an individual's own

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Son of Sam law

Son of Sam law [after Son of Sam, pseudonym of serial killer David Berkowitz, whose profits from the sale of his story a 1977 New York statute attempted to divert

Slayer

One who slays a killer a murderer a destroyer of life

Explosives

s. 61, regulates the use of explosive in coal mines, see also the Explosives in Coal Mines (Horse Killers) Order, 1931 (S. R. & O. 1931, No. 521); Explosives in Coal Mines Order, 1934 (S.R. & O.

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