"Fratricide" refers to the act of killing one's own brother or sibling. It is often used to describe conflicts or violence between family members, specifically brothers. Full definition
The GOP fratricide in the district has been favorable to Bishop, a long - sitting incumbent whose status seems to have improved. (politico.com)
Maybe it begins by going back to look once again at the first murder, the founding fratricide. (redeeminggod.com)
But ironically, just as evangelical Christianity has the chance to exert its greatest influence on American life, it threatens to self - destruct in a blaze of ferocious fratricide. (religion-online.org)