What does felo-de-se mean?
Definitions for felo-de-se
fe·lo-de-se
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Princeton's WordNet
suicide, felo-de-senoun
a person who kills himself intentionally
felo-de-senoun
an act of deliberate self destruction
Wikipedia
felo-de-se
Felo de se (from Medieval Latin fel[l]ō dē sē, "felon of him-/herself") was a concept applied against the personal estates (assets) of adults who ended their own lives. Early English common law, among others, by this concept considered suicide a crime—a person found guilty of it, though dead, would ordinarily see penalties including forfeiture of property to the monarch and a shameful burial. Beginning in the seventeenth century precedent and coroners' custom gradually deemed suicide temporary insanity—court-pronounced conviction and penalty to heirs were gradually phased out. Such judgment and penalties had taken in any deceased, lawfully killed for self-defence or defence of another, committing a felony.
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felo-de-se
Felo-de-se is a Latin term that refers to an individual who commits suicide or an act ruining one's own interests. In law, it refers to a person who intentionally and voluntarily takes their own life. The term literally translates to 'felon of him or herself.'
Webster Dictionary
Felo-de-senoun
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
Etymology: [LL. felo, E. felon + de of, concerning + se self.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of felo-de-se in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of felo-de-se in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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