SINCE 1828
felo-de-se
noun
\ 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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