单词 | self-felony |
释义 | > as lemmasself-felony self-felony n. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈfɛləni/ , U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈfɛləni/ now rare a crime committed against oneself; spec. suicide (cf. felo-de-se n.).ΚΠ 1616 R. Betts tr. King James VI & I Remonstr. Right of Kings 220 Beeing..poysoned onely by sent, or by contact, he may not be found guilty of selfe-fellonie, and the soule of the poore Tyrant in her flight out of the body may be innocent. 1713 J. Edwards Theologia Reformata II. iii. 538 A Man is a Thief to himself by Niggardliness... This is Self-Felony. 1819 Times 20 Jan. The consequence of a verdict of self-felony..must not be here considered. 2000 B. Smith Other Lover 64 The men on the wards had medicated themselves against self-felony and slept under their restraints. < as lemmas |
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