liberticide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing the destruction of liberty; oppressive, liberticidal
noun
  1. The destruction of liberty.
  2. One who causes the destruction of liberty.

Word forms

liberticide liberticides

Etymology

From French liberticide, coined around the time of the French Revolution. Equivalent to liberty + -cide.

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