fratricide noun4 •The killing of one's brother (or sister). •The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms.From January on, Third Army also spent a good deal of energy trying to solve the problem of fratricide, the killing or injuring of one's own forces by what is ironically called 'friendly fire,'[…] — 1999 •A person who commits fratricide. •The undesirable situation where the separate missiles from a MIRV interfere with each other as they explode. formsfratricides