fratricide

Examples

• All

• Once a militant, monolithic organization, Colorado fratricide dims prospects that party discipline can ever be recaptured.

  Academic text (1992)

• In the chaos of the battlefield, the soldiers were unfortunately victims of fratricide, leading to several injuries among their own ranks.

• And it's like, bro fratricide on day one.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• Even operational fratricide just to score some "Mohammad points."

  Blog text (9)

• Among other things, Centcom's records included Pentagon orders, joint-service actions, fratricide investigations, and intelligence reviews, with some records from Army units occasionally captured in the mix.

  Blog text (11)

• There may be a major role still awaiting Arab Christians to contribute to the transition of their countries from fratricide into civility, but that road is long and currently fraught with danger.

  Academic text (2014)

• The son of an industrial tycoon, Jeremy turned down a career as a defense contractor after he heard Adlai Stevenson declare that all "war is fratricide."

  Academic text (2014)

• Commanders can then use massed and/or precision firepower and maneuver their forces to avoid fratricide and collateral damage.

  Academic text (2005)

• The military implemented new training protocols to minimize incidents of fratricide during operations.

• During the review, it was revealed that a significant percentage of casualties were due to fratricide, highlighting the need for better communication.

Synonyms

F

friendly fire

vsfratricide

• Specialized

22 6.5

Accidental attack that injures your own soldiers or allies

is the formal military term for the same accidental attack

How Serious

fratricide

• Specialized

2 9.9

accidental injury

1 3.5

near miss

14 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology