Uxoricide (from Latin uxor meaning `wife`) is murder of one`s wife. It can refer to the act itself or the person who carries it out. == Known or suspected examples== ==In fiction== ...
killing of one's own wife
• (n.) One who murders his wife. • (n.) The murder of a wife by her husband.
Uxoricide is the term for the murder of a wife.
uxoricide, uxoricidal 1. The killing of one`s wife or the murder of a wife by her husband. 2. The murdering of one's own wife or the man who kills his wife.
noun the murder of a wife by her husband
the act of murdering one's wife. · a man who murders his wife.