regicide

[US]/'redʒɪsaɪd/
[UK]/'rɛdʒɪsaɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. one who kills a king; the act of killing a king

Example Sentences

The regicide of the king shocked the entire nation.

The plot to commit regicide was uncovered by the authorities.

Regicide is considered a grave crime in many countries.

The assassin was arrested and charged with regicide.

Historically, regicide was a common method of political change.

The regicide led to a period of instability in the kingdom.

Conspiracy theories about regicide still circulate among the public.

The regicide was carried out by a group of rebels seeking revolution.

The historical regicide sparked a series of uprisings across the country.

The regicide was condemned by neighboring kingdoms as an act of treason.

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