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Parricide is the deliberate killing of one's own father and mother, spouse (husband or wife), children, and/or close relatives. However, the term is sometimes used more generally to refer to the intentional killing of a near relative. [ 1 ]
Parricide or parenticide – the killing of one's mother, father, or other close relative. Patricide – the act of killing of one's father. (Latin: pater "father"). Senicide – the killing of one's elderly family members. (Latin: senex "old man"). Siblicide – the killing of an infant individual by their close relatives (full or half siblings).
Cloud (1971), 42–66, suggests that Pompey's law on parricide, the Lex Pompeia de Parricidiis (Dig. 48.9.1), probably of 55 or 52 BC defined parricide in terms of the murder of parents or close relatives, assimilated it with other forms of homicide, and suspended the sack and replaced it with the interdictio; [16] but see Bauman's cautions ...
A familicide is a type of murder or murder-suicide in which an individual kills multiple close family members in quick succession, most often children, spouses, siblings, or parents. [1] [2] In half the cases, the killer lastly kills themselves in a murder-suicide. [3] [4] [5] If only the parents are killed, the case may also be referred to as ...
Patricide is a sub-form of parricide, which is defined as an act of killing a close relative. [1] In many cultures and religions, patricide was considered one of the worst sins. For example, according to Marcus Tullius Cicero , in the Roman Republic it was the only crime for which the civilian could be sentenced to death .
A list of people who committed parricide (murder of both parents). Pages in category "Parricides" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
Jose Melo, 52, is facing a murder charge after Naket Jadix Trinidad Maldonado, 31, was found dead on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024 N.J. Man Accused of Stabbing His Fiancée to Death 1 Day After He Shared ...
Murder, as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with intent (or malice aforethought), and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter).