parricide

• Nom désignant l'acte de tuer son propre père ou sa propre mère, ou la personne qui commet cet acte.

A noun referring to the act of killing one's own parent or parents, or a person who commits such an act.

1. Person who kills a parentC2formal

   An individual who commits the act of killing their own father or mother.

   parricide

   • The court sentenced the parricide to life in prison.
   • In ancient Rome, a parricide was punished by being drowned in a sack.
   • The novel tells the story of a young parricide haunted by guilt.

   Synonymesmatricidepatricide

2. Act of killing a parentC2formal

   The crime or act of murdering one's own father or mother.

   Parricide

   • Parricide is considered one of the most severe crimes in many legal systems.
   • The history of parricide is often explored in classical literature.
   • The documentary examined the psychological motives behind parricide.