n 1  :  the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally <the legalistic concept of while of sound mind, which psychiatrically speaking is not possible -Yr. Bk. of Neurology, Psychiatry, & Neurosurgery>   2  :  a person who commits or attempts suicide
vb, sui*cid*ed  sui*cid*ing vi  :  to commit suicide vt  :  to put (oneself) to death .
 
 
 
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