fratricide

How To Use fratricide In A Sentence

• The worst case of fratricide in the Vietnam war occurred during an artillery exchange when the wrong powder charge caused long rounds to hit another U.S. artillery position.
• During World War II, 2 percent of all Army combat deaths were caused by fratricide.
• Thus a gene for chromosomal fratricide will spread as surely as a murderer will inherit the Earth.
• Then came Mrs. T's revolution, which delivered the coup de grace to heavy manufacturing after decades of free trade mania and dirigiste trade unions had resulted in us becoming 'uncompetitive', a sin apparently on a par with barratry and fratricide. Whae's Like Us ?
• It's about fratricide, patricide, matricide - the ultimate dysfunctional family.
• Another situational event is the effect of friendly fire on your own troops, fratricide in today's terms.
• It's about fratricide, patricide, matricide - the ultimate dysfunctional family.
• In a more general and more important sense, however, the desire to avoid fratricide and risk has meant a dramatically increased need for battlespace awareness.
• An investigation was immediately launched, and several documents show that the local chain of command was largely convinced it was fratricide from the beginning. May 2005
• This leads to poor situational awareness on the battlefield and increases overall risk, especially fratricide risk.