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felo-de-se
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun felo-de-se has 2 senses
- felo-de-se(n = noun.person) suicide - a person who kills himself intentionally; Array is a kind of killer, slayer
- felo-de-se(n = noun.act) Array - an act of deliberate self destruction; Array is a kind of self-annihilation, self-destruction, suicide
CIDE DICTIONARY
felo-de-se, n. [LL. felo, E. felon + de of, concerning + se self.].
One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence, or loses his life while engaged in the commission of an unlawful or malicious act; a suicide. Burrill. [1913 Webster]
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