Suicide

West's Encyclopedia of American LawSar–Ten (2005)

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Suicide

The deliberate taking of one's own life.

Under COMMON LAW, suicide, or the intentional taking of one's own life, was a felony that was punished by FORFEITURE of all the goods and chattels of the offender. Under modern U.S. law, suicide is no longer a crime. Some states, however, classify attempted suicide as a crimi...

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