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felo-de-se

felo-de-se is the alternative form of felo de se.

Meaning of felo de se

Noun

felo de se (countable and uncountable, plural felos de se)

  1. A crime committed against oneself, in particular suicide.
    • [H]ow came the King by a povver vvhich the People are afraid to truſt and alvvays obliged to check? Such a povver could not be the gift of a vviſe People, neither can any povver vvhich needs checking be from God: yet the proviſion vvhich the conſtitution makes, ſuppoſes ſuch a povver to exiſt. But...1775–1776 (date written), [Thomas Paine], “Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, with Concise Remarks on the English Constitution”, in Common Sense; […], Philadelphia, Pa.: […] R[obert]...

Forms of felo-de-se

pluralfelos-de-se

Questions about felo-de-se

What is felo-de-se the alternative form of?
Felo-de-se is the alternative form of felo de se.

Words near felo-de-se in the dictionary

  1. Felmersham
  2. Felmine
  3. Felmingham
  4. Felnac
  5. felo de se
  6. felo-de-se
  7. felodipine
  8. felodopine
  9. feloid
  10. feloids
  11. felon

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