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\ ˌfe-lō-də-ˈsā 
, -ˈsē \
, -ˈsē \ plural felones-de-se\ fə-ˌlō-(ˌ)nēz-də-ˈsā , -ˈsē \ or felos-de-se\ ˌfe-lōz-də-ˈsā , -ˈsē \
, -ˈsē \ or felos-de-se\ ˌfe-lōz-də-ˈsā , -ˈsē \Definition of felo-de-se
1 : a person who commits suicide or who dies from the effects of having committed an unlawful malicious act
2 : an act of deliberate self-destruction : suicide
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felo-de-se
noun\ ˌfel-ōd-ə-ˈsā, -ˈsē \
\ plural felones-de-se\ fə-ˌlō-(ˌ)nēz-də- \ or felos-de-se\ ˌfel-ōz-də- \
\ or felos-de-se\ ˌfel-ōz-də- \Medical Definition of felo-de-se
1 : one who commits suicide or who dies from the effects of having committed an unlawful malicious act
2 : an act of deliberate self-destruction : suicide
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The first known use of felo-de-se was in 1607
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