Meaning

2 senses
  1. One who murders one's wife.

    Gattinnenmörder

    женоуби́йцаženoubíjca

    a husband who murders his wife

  2. (countable, uncountable)The murdering of one's own wife.

    Gattinnenmord

    женоуби́йствоženoubíjstvo

    the murder of a wife by her husband

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Having sold him the murder weapon makes you an accessory to uxoricide.

    ruПродажа ему орудия убийства делает Вас соучастником женоубийства. — odexed

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
a man who kills his wife:
the killing of one's wife:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a man who kills his wife:
the killing of one's wife:

Origin

Borrowed from French uxoricide or Latin uxor + English -icide. From French uxoricide or L

Borrowed from French uxoricide or Latin uxor + English -icide.

From French uxoricide or Latin uxōricīdium.

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