About The Word Tyrannicide
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Tyrannicide
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What's The Definition Of Tyrannicide?
[n] killing a tyrant
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tyrannicide: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tyrannicide: See Also | execution | homicide | murder | slaying Tyrannicide In Webster's Dictionary \Ty*ran"ni*ci`de\, n. [L. tyrannicidium the killing
of a tyrant, tyrannicida the killer of a tyrant; tyrannus a
tyrant + caedere to kill: cf. F. tyrannicide.]
1. The act of killing a tyrant. --Hume.
2. One who kills a tyrant.
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