Fill in the blank in the given sentence with the correct word from the options given below:-

He is guilty of ____ as he has killed his brother.

Fratricide

The correct answer is Option (1) → Fratricide

The suffix -cide means killing or killer. The correct term for killing a specific relative is determined by the prefix:

• Fratricide: The killing of one's brother (from the Latin frater, brother).

• Matricide: The killing of one's mother (from the Latin mater, mother).

• Patricide: The killing of one's father (from the Latin pater, father).

• Infanticide: The killing of an infant (from the Latin infans, baby).