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Fratricide

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The killing of a brother or sister. One who has killed his brother or sister.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The killing of a brother or sister; one who so kills.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

One who has killed a

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

One who has killed a brother or sister; also the killing of a brother or sister.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

One who has Killed a brother or sister; also the killing ofa brother or sister.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

crim. law, he who kills his brother or sister. The crime of such a person is also called fratricide.