Noun: felo-de-se (felos-de-se) 'fee-low-di'see
- An act of deliberate self destruction
"Felo-de-se was once considered a crime in many jurisdictions"; "The coroner ruled the death a felo-de-se"
- A person who kills themself intentionally
"The community was shocked by the felo-de-se of the beloved teacher";
- suicide
Derived forms: felos-de-se
Type of: killer, self-annihilation, self-destruction, slayer, suicide
Encyclopedia: Felo-de-se