felo-de-se
noun
ˌfe-lō-də-ˈsā 
-ˈsē
plural felones-de-se fə-ˌlō-(ˌ)nēz-də-ˈsā
-ˈsē
or felos-de-se ˌfe-lōz-də-ˈsā -ˈsē
1
: a person who commits suicide or who dies from the effects of having committed an unlawful malicious act
2
: an act of deliberate self-destruction : suicide
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin felo de se, fello de se, literally, evildoer in respect to oneself
First Known Use
1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
felo-de-se
noun
ˌfel-ōd-ə-ˈsā, -ˈsē
plural felones-de-se fə-ˌlō-(ˌ)nēz-də- or felos-de-se ˌfel-ōz-də-
or felos-de-se ˌfel-ōz-də- 1
: one who commits suicide or who dies from the effects of having committed an unlawful malicious act
2
: an act of deliberate self-destruction : suicide