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Definition of: uxoricide
(uk·sôr′ə·sīd, -sō′rə-, ug·zôr′ə-, -zō′rə-) noun
1. The act of murdering or killing ones wife; wife–murder.
2. One who murders his wife. [<L uxor wife + -CIDE]
—ux·or′i·ci′dal (-sīd′l) adjective
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