English Explanatory Dictionary

conjugicide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of killing one's spouse with the intention of then marrying someone else (sometimes taken to also include the act of killing another person's spouse with the intention of then marrying that person).

Word forms

conjugicide conjugicides

Etymology

From conjug(al) + -icide.

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