Term: fraticidal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Relating to or characteristic of the killing of one's brother or sister.

Usage:

• The family was torn apart by a fraticidal war that lasted for years.
• They are estranged due to fraticidal conflicts that occurred in their childhood.
• Fraticidal tendencies were evident in the complex relationship between the twin brothers.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: One who kills or tries to kill their own brother or sister.

Usage:

• The detective was convinced that the murder was committed by a fraticidal.
• The court case revolved around the accusations of a fraticidal intent.
• She portrayed a troubled fraticidal character in the gripping crime novel.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 2: A situation or conflict involving the killing or harming of one's own people or members of one's own group.

Usage:

• The war was a fraticidal struggle that left the nation divided.
• The politician sought to heal the wounds caused by years of fraticidal disputes within the party.
• A history of fraticidal battles has plagued the region for centuries.

Part of Speech: Adverb

Sense 1: In a manner related to the killing or harming of one's brother or sister.

Usage:

• The two groups fought fraticidally, causing immense suffering amongst the clans.
• He was injured fraticidally while trying to protect his sibling during the dangerous situation.
• The feud was resolved, bringing an end to the fraticidally committed acts of violence.

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