stillicide
/ (ˈstɪlɪˌsaɪd) /
noun
law
a right or duty relating to the drainage of water from the eaves of a roof onto adjacent land
Word Origin for stillicide
C17: from Latin
stillicidium, from
stilla drop +
-cidium, from
cadere to fall
Words nearby stillicide
still's murmur,
still-hunt,
stillage,
stillbirth,
stillborn,
stillicide,
stilliform,
stillness,
stillroom,
stillson wrench,
stillwater
Example sentences from the Web for stillicide
I still remember that Emphyteusis is not a disease, nor Stillicide a crime.
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