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uxoricide

ux·o·ri·cide [ uk sáwrə sd ] (plural ux·o·ri·cides)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. murder of wife: murder of a wife by her husband

2. man who murders wife: a man who murders his wife

[Mid-19th century. < Latin uxor "wife"]
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