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Killing of self

Suicide – intentional killing of self.
Autocide – suicide by automobile.
Medicide – a suicide accomplished with the aid of a physician
Murder-suicide – a suicide committed immediately after one or more murders
Self-immolation – suicide by setting oneself on fire, a form of extreme protest.
Suicide by cop – a suicide by acting threateningly, thereby inducing law enforcement personnel to shoot one to death.

Killing of family

Avunculicide – the act of killing an uncle.
Familicide – is a multiple-victim homicide where a killer’s spouse and children are slain.
Feticide (or foeticide) – the act of killing a fetus in the uterus or causing an abortion
Filicide – the act of a parent killing his or her son or daughter. (“filius” being Latin for son)
Fratricide – the act of killing a brother, also in military context death by friendly fire.
Geronticide – the abandonment of the elderly to die, commit suicide or be killed. See also Senicide.
Honor killing – the act of killing a family member who has or was perceived to have brought disgrace to the family.
Infanticide – the act of killing a child within the first year of its life.
Mariticide – the act of killing one’s spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
Matricide – the act of killing one’s mother.
Neonaticide – the act of killing an infant within the first twenty-four hours or month (varies by individual and jurisdiction) of its life.
Nepoticide – the act of killing one’s nephew
Parricide – (also Parenticide) the killing of one’s mother or father or other close relative.
Patricide – the act of killing of one’s father.
Prolicide – the act of killing one’s own children.
Senicide – the killing of one’s elderly family members when they can no longer work or become a burden. (“senex” being Latin for old man)
Sororicide – the act of killing one’s sister.
Uxoricide – the act of killing one’s wife (“uxor” being Latin for wife)

Killing of others

Amicicide – the act of killing a friend. (“amicus” being Latin for friend)
Androcide – the systematic killing of men.
Capital punishment – the judicial killing of a human being for odious crimes.
Democide – the murder of any person or people by a government
Ecocide – the destruction of the natural environment by such activity as war, over exploitation of resources, or pollution
Euthanasia (also mercy killing) – the killing of any being for compassionate reasons i.e. significant injury or disease.
Femicide (also Gynecide, Gynaecide, or Gynocide) – the systematic killing of women
Gendercide – the systematic killing of members of a specific sex, either males or females
Genocide – the systematic extermination of an entire national, racial, religious, or ethnic group.
Homicide – the act of killing of a person (“homo” being Latin for man)
Human sacrifice – the killing of a human for religious reasons
Murder – the malicious and unlawful killing of a human by another human
Manslaughter – Murder, but under legal mitigating factors
Omnicide – the act of killing all humans, to create intentional extinction of the human species. (“omni” meaning all)
Paedocide – the act of killing a child or children.
Populicide – the slaughter of the people.

Killing of superiors

Giganticide: David hoists the severed head of Goliath.
Deicide – the act of killing a god or divine being
Dominicide – the act of killing one’s master. (Latin: dominus for “master”)
Episcopicide – the act of killing a bishop.[1]
Giganticide – the act of killing a giant.
Regicide – the act of killing a king (Latin: rex, Gen. regis for “king”)
Tyrannicide – the act of killing a tyrant.
Vaticide – the act of killing a prophet.
Chronocide – the killing or wasting of time
Famacide – the killing of another’s reputation, a slander.
Liberticide – the destruction of liberties.
Urbicide – the destruction of a city or the stifling of an urbanisation. (“urbs” being Latin for city)
Linguicide – intentionally causing the death of a language
Killing of animals, disease, and pests[edit]
Algaecide – a chemical agent that kills algae
Acaricide – a chemical agent that kills mites.
Ariecide – the killing of a ram
Avicide – a chemical agent that kills birds
Bactericide – a chemical agent that kills bacteria.
Biocide – a chemical agent that kills a broad spectrum of living organisms.
Canicide – the killing of dogs. (“canis” being Latin for dog)[2]
Cervicide – the killing of deer.
Ceticide – the killing of whales.
Culicide – a chemical agent that kills mosquitos.
Felicide – the killing of cats
Fungicide – chemical agents or biological organisms used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores.
Germicide – an agent that kills germs, especially pathogenic microorganisms; a disinfectant
Gonocide (also Gonococcicide) – an agent that kills the bacterium causing gonorrhea
Herbicide – an agent that kills unwanted plants, a weed killer.
Insecticide – an agent that kills unwanted insects.
Johnocide – an agent that kills unwanted Johns.
Larvicide (also Larvacide) – an insecticide targeted against the larval life stage of an insect.
Lupicide – The killing of wolves.
Microbicide – an agent used to kill or reduce the infectivity of microorganisms.
Muscicide – an agent that kills flies.
Nemacide (also Nematicide, Nematocide) – a chemical to eradicate or kill nematodes.
Ovacide – an agent that kills eggs of an organism particular a pest i.e. lice eggs.
Parasiticide – a general term to describe an agent used to destroy parasites.
Pediculicide – an agent that kills head lice.
Pesticide – a general term to describe an agent used to destroy or repel an unwanted pest.
Pulicicide (also Pulicide) – an agent that kills fleas.
Raticide – an agent for killing rats.
Scabicide – a chemical agent for killing scabies.
Spermicide – a contraceptive agent to render sperm inert and prevent fertilization.
Tauricide – the killing of bulls or steers.
Teniacide (also Taeniacide, Tenicide)– a chemical agent that kills tape worms.
Vermicide – an agent used to kill parasitic intestinal worms.
Vespacide – a chemical agent that kills wasps.
Virucide (also Viricide) – an agent capable of destroying or inhibiting viruses.
Vulpicide (also Vulpecide)- the killing of a fox by methods other than by hunting it with hounds.