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Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Killing of one’s wife
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Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Killing of one’s wife

A.

Uxorcide

B.

Regicide

C.

Sororicide

D.

Suicide

Correct option is A


The correct word is Uxorcide.
· Uxorcide specifically refers to the act of killing one's wife. It comes from the Latin word uxor meaning wife, combined with -cide meaning to kill.
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· (b) Regicide: This word refers to the killing of a king or queen. "Regis" is Latin for king or ruler, and regicide involves regicide (royalty).
· (c) Sororicide: This is the killing of one’s sister, from the Latin soror meaning sister.
· (d) Suicide: The term suicide refers to the act of killing oneself, not the killing of another person.

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