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Definition of Commit suicide
1. Verb. Kill oneself. "The terminally ill patient committed suicide"
Definition of Commit suicide
1. Verb. To kill oneself; to take one's own life. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Commit Suicide
Literary usage of Commit suicide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Crimes by William Lawrence Clark, William Lawrence Marshall, Herschel Bouton Lazell (1905)
"206, a conviction of manslaughter was sustained where a person killed another in
an attempt to commit suicide, and It was intimated that the conviction ..."
2. Precedents of Indictments and Pleas: Adapted to the Use Both of the Courts by Francis Wharton (1871)
"(1060) Attempt to commit suicide. (1046) Attempt to commit an offence, in
Massachusetts. That AB, of, &c., on, &c., at, &c., did attempt to commit an ..."
3. The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French: With a Preliminary by Walter Scott (1827)
"Singular Statement made by Baron Fain, Napoleon's Secretary, of the Emperor's
attempt to commit Suicide.—After this he becomes more resigned. ..."
4. The Monist by Hegeler Institute, Edward C. Hegeler (1905)
"That is, the proposition amounts merely to asserting that there is a married
woman who will commit suicide if every married man fails in business. ..."
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