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ligature point

ligature point noun: any feature in an environment which could be used to support a noose or other strangulation device (especially, for the purpose of attempting to end their life by suicide).

Noun

ligature point (plural ligature points)

  1. Any feature in an environment which could be used to support a noose or other strangulation device (especially, for the purpose of attempting to end their life by suicide).
    • We are representing a family whose family member committed suicide in a mental health hospital. One of the main issues in this particular case relates to whether the failure to remove a particular ligature point in a room where she committed suicide (despite repeated requests from NHS Estates and...2005, Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Home Affairs Committee, Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill: First Joint Report of Session…, volume 3, page 120

Forms of ligature point

pluralligature points

Questions about ligature point

What does ligature point mean?
Ligature point means any feature in an environment which could be used to support a noose or other strangulation device (especially, for the purpose of attempting to end their life by suicide).
What part of speech is ligature point?
Ligature point is a noun.
What is the plural of ligature point?
The plural of ligature point is ligature points.

Words near ligature point in the dictionary

  1. ligative
  2. ligator
  3. ligators
  4. ligatural
  5. ligature
  6. ligature point
  7. ligature points
  8. ligatured
  9. ligatureless
  10. ligatures
  11. ligaturing

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