Mariticide (Noun)
Meaning
The murder of a husband by his wife.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The court heard how the defendant had planned and executed her husband's murder, a classic case of mariticide.
- Mariticide is a far less common crime than uxoricide, which is the murder of a wife by her husband.
- The novel's protagonist was accused of mariticide after her husband was found dead in their bedroom.
- Historians have identified several cases of mariticide throughout ancient Greece and Rome, often motivated by a desire for financial gain.
- In many cultures, mariticide is viewed as a particularly heinous crime, carrying harsher penalties than other forms of homicide.