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Definition of Parricidal

Parricidal
Parricidal Par"ri*ci`dal, a. [L. parricidalis, parricidialis. See Parricide.] Of or pertaining to parricide; guilty of parricide.

Meaning of Parricidal from wikipedia

- Parricide is the deliberate killing of one's own parent, spouse, child, or other close relative. However, the term is sometimes used more generally to...
- "Dostoevsky and Parricide" (German: Dostojewski und die Vatertötung) is an introductory article contributed by Sigmund Freud to a scholarly collection...
- The Parricide (also spelt The Parracide) is a 1736 tragedy written by the Irish writer James Sterling. The original Goodman's Fields Theatre cast included...
- John Parricida (German: Johann Parricida) or John the Parricide, also called John of Swabia (Johann von Schwaben), (ca. 1290 – 13 December 1312/13) was...
- Beatrice Cenci (/ˈtʃɛntʃi/ CHEN-chee, Italian: [beaˈtriːtʃe ˈtʃɛntʃi]; 6 February 1577 – 11 September 1599) was an Italian noblewoman imprisoned and repeatedly...
- Chlodoric (or Chloderic) the Parricide (died c. 509) was a son of Sigobert the Lame, a Frankish king. According to Gregory of Tours, Chlodoric murdered...
- pursuit of the wicked. She and her sisters punished crimes of murder: parricide, fratricide and homicide. In book I poem 3 of Tibullus's elegies, Tisiphone...
- If only the parents are killed, the case may also be referred to as a parricide. Where all members of a family are killed, the crime may be referred to...
- type of death penalty imposed on a subject who had been found guilty of parricide. The punishment consisted of being sewn up in a leather sack, with an...
- thoughts next revert to the death of the late President by an act of parricidal treason. The grief of the nation is still fresh. It finds some solace...