uxoricide
noun/ʌkˈsɔːrɪsaɪd/
/ʌkˈsɔːrɪsaɪd/
[uncountable, countable] (law)- the crime of killing your wife; a person who is guilty of this crimeWord Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin uxor ‘wife’ + -cide.
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