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patricide

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Recent Examples of patricide Walt had long described himself as a benevolent father to his workers, and the strike seemed an act of personal betrayal and disloyalty verging on patricide. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 The movie includes intense domestic abuse (verbal, physical and emotional), gun violence, death and descriptions of patricide. — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 The opera is known for its modernist music, performed by one of the largest orchestras in operatic repertoire, which uses dramatically harsh harmonies to embody its themes of grief, revenge and patricide. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 May 2026 The second season’s focus on the Menendez brothers’ patricide is loud, confrontational, and approaches the case from multiple perspectives at once, which can either come across as daring or incoherent. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 May 2025 When Joe is implicated in financial misdeeds connected to land deals conducted on the tribe’s behalf, Mack seizes upon the news to banish Joe from the reservation, a symbolic patricide also intended to damage Gloria’s campaign. — Christopher Sorrentino, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025

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In the case of Tom Brandis, played by the singular Mark Ruffalo, a tragedy (matricide) has devastated his family unit.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 2 June 2026
At the center of the installation is the myth of Orestes, which hinges on the justification of matricide.

— Eana Kim, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026

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The Avici hell is the lowest and most terrible level of the eight hot hells of Buddhism, where those who’ve committed serious crimes (like parricide) must face constant suffering.

— Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
This is what's known as a parricide, where somebody kills their parents.

— Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026

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They were rewarded for their regicide when Thatcher’s successor, John Major, unexpectedly won the following election in 1992.

— Ian King, CNBC, 24 June 2026
Unlike the Conservative Party, however, Labour does not have a history of regicide; the party has never mounted an official challenge against a sitting prime minister.

— Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 11 May 2026

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Each year in the United States there are nearly 500 arrests for filicide – which is the legal term for when parents kill their children – according to an analysis of FBI data by Forensic Science International.

— Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
More rare are filicides of the sort Elkins allegedly committed.

— Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of filicide

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Diaz, 52, suffered burns to her arm and stomach while trying to incinerate the car and was soon charged with Lopez’s murder, according to a court transcript and a criminal complaint.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
His son, Nick Reiner, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of his parents.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

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