请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 felo de se
释义

felo de se

/ˌfiːləʊ deɪ ˈseɪ / /ˌfɛləʊ deɪ ˈseɪ/
noun (plural felos de se) [mass noun]
Suicide: the inquest brought in a verdict of felo de se, and the felon was ordered to be buried in the cross-way...
  • Nineteenth-century regulations as to the interment of those guilty of ‘felo de se’ were savagely punitive.
  • Would it perhaps bore you if I explained my reasons for not excluding felo de se from that infinite list of acts which are now lawful?
  • If one kills oneself inadvertently while trying to kill another, one is also guilty of felo de se, because the intent was still to murder.

Origin

From Anglo-Latin, literally 'felon of himself'; formerly a criminal act in the UK.

随便看

 

英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/21 1:20:47