GK
RTI ACT 2005
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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One who is committing suicide
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Father killing his child
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Husband killing his wife
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Wife killing her husband
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Detailed explanation-1: -Uxoricide (from Latin uxor meaning “wife” and-cide, from caedere meaning “to cut, to kill") is the killing of one’s own wife. It can refer to the act itself or the person who carries it out. It can also be used in the context of the killing of one’s own girlfriend.
Detailed explanation-2: -The more common term for the murder of a wife by her husband is uxoricide.
Detailed explanation-3: -Filicide is the killing of one’s own son or daughter. Fratricide is the killing of one’s brother. Infanticide is the killing of an infant and may or may not be by a family member.
Detailed explanation-4: -matricide. noun. mat·ri·cide ˈma-trə-ˌsīd. : the murder of a mother by her son or daughter. [Latin matricida, from matr-+-cida killer] : a person who murders his or her mother.