Correct option is A
The correct word is
Uxorcide.
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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).
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(c) Sororicide: This is the killing of one’s sister, from the Latin
soror meaning sister.
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(d) Suicide: The term
suicide refers to the act of killing oneself, not the killing of another person.