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单词 felo-de-se
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felo-de-se

[ fel-oh-di-see, -sey ]
/ ˈfɛl oʊ dɪˈsi, -ˈseɪ /
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noun, plural fe·lo·nes-de-se [fel-uh-neez-di-see, -sey, fuh-loh-neez-], /ˈfɛl əˌniz dɪˈsi, -ˈseɪ, fəˈloʊ niz-/, fe·los-de-se [fel-ohz-di-see, -sey]. /ˈfɛl oʊz dɪˈsi, -ˈseɪ/.

a person who intentionally takes their own life, or commits an unlawful malicious act resulting in their own death.
the act of suicide.

Origin of felo-de-se

First recorded in 1650–60; from Anglo-Latin, equivalent to felō “a felon” + “in respect to, of” + “oneself”; see origin at felon1

Words nearby felo-de-se

fellowship, fellow traveler, fellow traveller, fell pony, felly, felo-de-se, felon, felonious, felonry, felony, felony murder
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Example sentences from the Web for felo-de-se

  • Felo-de-se, in English law the crime which a man at the age of discretion and of a sound mind commits when he takes away his life.

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for felo-de-se

felo de se
/ (ˈfiːləʊ dɪ ˈsiː, ˈfɛləʊ) /

noun plural felones de se (ˈfiːləʊˌniːz dɪ ˈsiː, ˈfɛl-) or felos de se

law
  1. suicide
  2. a person who commits suicide

Word Origin for felo de se

C17: from Anglo-Latin, from felō felon + Latin of + oneself
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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