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  • Suicide

    Self-slaughter; a self-slaughterer. At common law , suicide by a sane person was a felony and entailed forfeiture of his goods and chattels to the crown and burial of his body in the highway with a stake driven through the body, and without Christian rights of sepulchre. The […]

  • Suicide

    Self-slaughter; a self-slaughterer. At common law , suicide by a sane person was a felony and entailed forfeiture of his goods and chattels to the crown and burial of his body in the highway with a stake driven through the body, and without Christian rights of sepulchre. The […]

  • Attempted Suicide

    Meaning of Attempted Suicide Resources See Also Suicide

  • Assisted Suicide

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  • Assisted Suicide

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  • Fatalistic Suicide

    Definition of Fatalistic Suicide The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Fatalistic Suicide: A type of suicide, identified by Emile Durkheim (1858-1917), occurring in social conditions where the individual experiences pervasive oppression. For example the […]

  • ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors

    Hierarchical Display of ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors European Union > European construction > EU relations > Joint body (EU) > ACP-EU institution Meaning of ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors Overview and more information about ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors For a more comprehensive […]

  • Life Expectancy

    Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Life Expectancy in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term life expectancy into Spanish: esperanza de vida (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal Thesaurus

  • Social Problem

    Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Social Problem in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term social problem into Spanish: problema social (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal Thesaurus

  • Death

    Death in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of death.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Policeman Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading death in A Dictionary of Law […]

  • Freedom of Self-determination

    Hierarchical Display of Freedom of self-determination Social Questions > Health > Health policy > Rights of the individualSocial Questions > Health > Health policy > Social problem > Suicide Meaning of Freedom of self-determination Overview and more information about Freedom of […]

  • Rights of the Individual

    Hierarchical Display of Rights of the individual Law > Rights and freedomsEuropean Union > EU institutions and European civil service > EU office or agency > European Union Agency for Fundamental RightsPolitics > Politics and public safety > Trends of opinion > OppositionSocial […]

  • Mortality

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Mortality Meaning of Mortality The word mortality may, under certain circumstances, include every description of death, every termination of life to which mortals are subject. It applies generally, […]

  • Euthanasia

    Euthanasia

    See alsoPractice of causing death painlessly to end suffering. This practice is very… (Read more)…

  • Demography

    Demography

    Definition of Demography The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Demography: The study of populations, including their size, structure and transformations. Demography: Resources Notes and References Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) […]