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REGICIDE
(noun) the act of killing a king
"The 1840 regicide of Charles II precipitated a civil war in England" -added by sradha_inlas
(noun) someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king
"in the middle ages regicides used to be executed in public by the scion." -added by sradha_inlas
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(Tag: Global) regime refers to government. "cide" refers to killing (infanticide, genocide, suicide etc.,). So, regicide refers to killing the ruler.
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Mnemonics for regicide
(Tag: ) in context of above mnemonic by garrulous regi(or hindi RAJA)+cide== killing RAJA or killing of king
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