Legal Definitions - sororicide

Sororicide refers to the act of killing one's own sister. It can also describe the person who commits such an act.

Here are some examples to illustrate this term:

• Imagine a situation where a brother, Mark, becomes embroiled in a heated argument with his sister, Sarah, over a family inheritance. In a fit of rage, Mark physically assaults Sarah, leading to her death. Mark's actions would constitute sororicide because he intentionally caused the death of his own sister.

• Consider a scenario where Emily, consumed by jealousy over her sister Chloe's success, meticulously plans and carries out Chloe's murder by tampering with her car's brakes. Emily's act of intentionally causing her sister's death is an example of sororicide.

• In another instance, David, seeking to gain sole control of a family business, hires a professional assassin to eliminate his sister, Lisa, who is also a co-owner. Even though David did not directly commit the physical act, his orchestration of Lisa's death makes him guilty of sororicide, as he was the instigator of the killing of his own sister.