Parricide

Parricide (Latin: parricida, killer of parents or another close relative) is defined as:

Historical cases

Known cases and suspected cases

In the sixth century CE collection of earlier juristical sayings, the Digest, a precise enumeration of the victims' possible relations to the parricide is given by the 3rd century CE lawyer Modestinus:

By the lex Pompeia on parricides it is laid down that if anyone kills his father, his mother, his grandfather, his grandmother, his brother, his sister, first cousin on his father's side, first cousin on his mother's side, paternal or maternal uncle, paternal (or maternal) aunt, first cousin (male or female) by mother's sister, wife, husband, father-in-law, son-in-law, mother-in-law, (daughter-in-law), stepfather, stepson, stepdaughter, patron, or patroness, or with malicious intent brings this about, shall be liable to the same penalty as that of the lex Cornelia on murderers. And a mother who kills her son or daughter suffers the penalty of the same statute, as does a grandfather who kills a grandson; and in addition, a person who buys poison to give to his father, even though he is unable to administer it.[10]

In film and television

See also

References

  1. ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd. ed.: parricide: ... killing a near relative (now usually a father)
  2. ↑ "Definition of MATRICIDE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  3. ↑ "Definition of INFANTICIDE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  4. ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd. ed.: parricide: ... fig.: the action or crime of killing the ruler of or betraying one's country
  5. ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd. ed.: parricide 1: A person who kills a near relative; parricide 2: The action or crime of killing a near relative
  6. ↑ examples from Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd. ed.
  7. ↑ "The Denver Post Online: Family Violence Special Report". extras.denverpost.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  8. ↑ Blanco, Juan Ignacio. "Ronald DeFeo | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers". murderpedia.org. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  9. ↑ "Lyle Menendez Finally Speaks From Prison, 27 Years After Killing Parents". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  10. ↑ Watson, Alan (ed.); Robinson, Olivia (tr.) (1998). The Digest of Justinian, Volume 4, Book 48. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-8122-2036-0.
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