Definition for SU'I-CIDE

SU'I-CIDE, n. [Fr. from L. suicidium; se and cædo, to slay.]

  1. Self-murder; the act of designedly destroying one's own life. To constitute suicide, the person must be of years of discretion and of sound mind. – Blackstone.
  2. One guilty of self-murder; a felo de se.

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