conjugicide

English

Etymology

conjug(al) +‎ -icide.

Noun

conjugicide (plural conjugicides)

1. The act of killing one's spouse with the intention of then marrying someone else (sometimes taken to also include the act of killing another person's spouse with the intention of then marrying that person).

   Coordinate term: crimen (broader term)

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:conjugicide.

Further reading

• Marriage in the Catholic Church § Impediments on Wikipedia.Wikipedia