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ligature points

ligature points is the plural of ligature point.

Meaning of ligature point

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

Questions about ligature points

What is ligature points the plural of?
Ligature points is the plural of ligature point.

Words near ligature points in the dictionary

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

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