Synonyms for felo de se

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fel-oh-di-see, -sey

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛl oʊ dɪˈsi, -ˈseɪ

Définition of felo de se

Origin : Latin, "suicide," literally "one guilty concerning himself."

As in suicide : noun self-murder

Example sentences :

The theory of felo de se is not entertained, because not entertainable.
Extract from : « Gwen Wynn » by Mayne Reid

Or felo de se; for in a case of suicide the acquittal of the deceased by a coroner's jury entitles him to Christian burial.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 241, June 10, 1854 » by Various

Of course Mr. Wharton had employed counsel, and of course the counsel's object had been to avoid a verdict of felo de se.
Extract from : « The Prime Minister » by Anthony Trollope

It has turned the corner of the felo de se, and if it is to die, it will be by the critics.
Extract from : « The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) » by Frederic G. Kenyon

The next day a coroner's inquest was held, and returned a verdict of felo de se.
Extract from : « The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 » by Various

A jury of Westminster tradesmen brought in a verdict of felo de se against Sellis.
Extract from : « The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. » by George Gordon Byron

He was felo de se, and therefore carried away to the cross roads—or elsewhere.
Extract from : « The Way We Live Now » by Anthony Trollope

Is it not monstrous, then, that men could be found so lost to honor as to record a verdict of felo de se?
Extract from : « Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) » by Lady Anne Hamilton

You, who encouraged the hemp manufacture, may leave the halter to rogues, and prevent the odium of felo de se.
Extract from : « The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. VII » by Jonathan Swift

And I am by no means sure that by giving that consent you would not be legally an accomplice in my felo de se.
Extract from : « When Ghost Meets Ghost » by William Frend De Morgan

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