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Noun: felo-de-se (felos-de-se)  'fee-low-di'see
  1. 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"
     
  2. 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