In the English language, terms for types of killing often end in the suffix -cide.

Killing of self [ edit ]

Suicide – intentional killing of self. Autocide – suicide by automobile. Medicide – a suicide accomplished with the aid of a physician. Murder-suicide – a suicide committed immediately after one or more murders. Self-immolation – suicide as a form of protest, often by fire Suicide by cop – acting in a threatening manner so as to provoke a lethal response from law enforcement.



Killing of other people [ edit ]

All of these are considered types of homicide.

Killing of family [ edit ]

Avunculicide - the act of killing an uncle. ( Avunculus being Latin for uncle, specifically a maternal uncle)

being Latin for uncle, specifically a maternal uncle) Familicide – is a multiple-victim homicide where a killer's spouse and children are slain.( Familia being Latin for family)

being Latin for family) Filicide – the act of a parent killing his or her son or daughter. ( Filius being Latin for son)

being Latin for son) Fratricide – the act of killing a brother, also in military context death by friendly fire. ( Frater being Latin for brother)

being Latin for brother) Geronticide – the abandonment of the elderly to die, commit suicide or be killed. See also Senicide.

Honour killing – the act of killing a family member who has or was perceived to have brought disgrace to the family.

Infanticide – the act of killing a child within the first year of its life.

Mariticide – the act of killing one's husband.

Matricide – the act of killing one's mother. ( Mater being Latin for mother)

being Latin for mother) Neonaticide – the act of killing an infant within the first twenty-four hours or month (varies by individual and jurisdiction) of its life.

Nepoticide – the act of killing one's nephew

Parricide – (also parenticide) the killing of one's mother or father or other close relative.

Patricide – the act of killing of one's father. ( Pater being Latin for father)

being Latin for father) Pedicide - the act of killing a child.

Prolicide – the act of killing one's own children.

Senicide – the killing of one's elderly family members when they can no longer work or become a burden. ( Senex being Latin for old man)

being Latin for old man) Siblicide – the killing of an infant individual by its close relatives (full or half siblings)

Sororicide – the act of killing one's sister.( Soror being Latin for sister)

being Latin for sister) Uxoricide – the act of killing one's wife (Uxor being Latin for wife)

Killing of others [ edit ]

Killing of superiors [ edit ]

Giganticide: David hoists the severed head of Goliath.

Deicide – the act of killing a god or divine being

Dominicide – the act of killing one's master. (Latin: dominus means "master") [ citation needed ]

means "master") Episcopicide – the act of killing a bishop. [1]

Giganticide – the act of killing a giant. [ citation needed ]

Regicide – the act of killing a king (Latin: rex, Gen. regis means "king")

means "king") Tyrannicide – the act of killing a tyrant.

Vaticide – the act of killing a prophet.[ citation needed ]

Killing of intangibles [ edit ]

Famacide – the killing of another's reputation, a slander.

Liberticide – the destruction of liberties. [ citation needed ]

Urbicide – the destruction of a city or the stifling of an urbanisation. ("Urbs" being Latin for city)

Linguicide – intentionally causing the death of a language

Killing of animals, disease, and pests [ edit ]

See also [ edit ]