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Felo De Se

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

A felon of himself; a suicide or murderer of himself. One who deliberately and intentionally puts an end to hls own life, or who commits seme unlawful or malicious act which results in his own death.

Hale, P. C. 411; 4 Bl. Comm. 189; Life Ass'n v. Waller, 57 Ga. 536.