nepoticide

IPA(Pronunciation)

/nəˈpɒtɪsaɪd/

Noun

countable uncountable

(countable, uncountable) The killing of one's own nephew. / (countable) One who kills his or her own nephew.

Japanese Meaning

自分の甥を殺害する行為（自分の甥を殺すこと） / 自分の甥を殺害する人（自分の甥を殺した者）

What is this buttons?

The villagers condemned him for nepoticide, calling for the harshest penalties.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

村人たちは彼を自分の甥を殺害したとして非難し、最も厳しい罰を求めた。

Details

Sense（1）

(countable, uncountable) The killing of one's own nephew.

The new accusation brought by Urban against Manfred of murdering his sister-in-law's embassador – it may be observed that, tacitly, he acquits him of parricide, fratricide, and nepoticide – requires a little explanation.

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Sense（2）

(countable) One who kills his or her own nephew.

The fact that the Yongle emperor was therefore a usurper, regicide and nepoticide (nephew-killer) made compiling the Veritable Record – or official history – of his reign a most dangerous scholarly post. The official given this ticklish task managed to survive several drafts, finally producing one that pleased his master as it omitted the dead nephew's reign altogether.

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