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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Fratricide
Fratricide is the act of a person killing their brother.
The word fratricide derives from the Latin word frater (meaning: "brother").
Compare with sororicide (the killing of one's sister), child murder (the killing of an unrelated child), infanticide (systematic killings of a large number of children), filicide (the killing of a child by one of their parents), and patricide (the killing of a parent by their child).
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Capital Punishment (Death Penalty)
The idea of capital punishment is of great antiquity and formed a part of the primal concepts of the human race.
When Cain committed fratricide (Genesis 4), and was rebuked therefor by God, he uttered the lament that his life would be in danger by reason of the hostility of others.
A mark was set upon him by the Lord which was a guarantee of his personal safety.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/12565a.htm   (4155 words)

  
 2003 invasion of Iraq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 23 March, U.S Marines and Special Forces units pressed the attack in and around Nasiriyah.
During the battle an Air Force A-10 was involved in a case of fratricide that resulted in the death of six Marines
Because of Nasiriyah's strategic position as a road junction, significant gridlock occurred as U.S forces moving north converged on the city's surrounding highways.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq   (8744 words)

  
 Absalom (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net
Alarmed for the consequences of the act, Absalom fled to his grandfather at Geshur, and there lived for three years (2 Sam.
David mourned his absent son, now branded with the guilt of fratricide.
As the result of a stratagem carried out by a woman of Tekoah, Joab received David's sanction to invite Absalom back to Jerusalem.
www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/absalom.html   (531 words)

  
 Anime News Network - Encyclopedia - Anime - D   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Dragon Ball Z : L'offensive des cyborgs (movie)
Dragon Ball Z : Le combat fratricide (movie)
Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku (OAV)
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