as in suicide
the act of deliberately killing oneself
how to deter terrorists who are willing to commit self-murder as well as the mass murder of innocent people
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Recent Examples of self-murder
But on Wednesday, a grand jury indicted her on the charge of assisting self-murder/manslaughter, a first-degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
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Frank Fernandez, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
The initial charge of first-degree murder has been reduced to assisting self-murder/manslaughter.
—Frank Fernandez, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
Frank Fernandez, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
The initial charge of first-degree murder has been reduced to assisting self-murder/manslaughter.
—Frank Fernandez, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
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“Self-murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-murder. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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