Parricide (en. Parricide)

/paʁi.sid/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Action of killing a parent.

Parricide is a particularly shocking crime for society.

Le parricide est un crime particulièrement choquant pour la société.

Person who has committed this act.

He was found guilty of parricide after the trial.

Il a été déclaré coupable de parricide après le procès.

Act of betrayal against a parent.

Parricide symbolizes extreme family rupture.

Le parricide symbolise un déchirement familial extrême.

From the Latin 'parricida', formed from 'parens' (parent) and 'caedo' (to kill).

Crime of parricide

Murder of a parent, considered one of the most serious crimes.

crime de parricide

Symbolic parricide

Term used to describe a deep betrayal within the family.

parricide symbolique

Law against parricide

Legal regulation aimed at punishing the murder of parents.

loi contre le parricide

Homicide

Murder of an individual.

homicide

Infanticide

Murder of a child, often used to describe the murder of one's own offspring.

infanticide

Patricide

Murder of one's father.

patricide

Matricide

Murder of one's mother.

matricide

Parent killer (informally or colloquially)

Some called him a parricide without even knowing the circumstances.

Certains l'ont qualifié de parricide sans même connaître les circonstances.

Family madman (pejorative term for someone who betrays their own family)

He is the parricide of the family, rejected by all.

Il est le parricide de la famille, rejeté par tous.