stillicide
/ (ˈstɪlɪˌsaɪd) /
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noun
law a right or duty relating to the drainage of water from the eaves of a roof onto adjacent land
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Word Origin for stillicide
C17: from Latin stillicidium, from stilla drop + -cidium, from cadere to fall
Words nearby stillicide
still and all, stillbirth, stillborn, still frame, still hunt, stillicide, stilliform, still life, stillness, still pack, stillroom
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How to use stillicide in a sentence
I still remember that Emphyteusis is not a disease, nor Stillicide a crime.