self-slaughter
See also: selfslaughter
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editself-slaughter (countable and uncountable, plural self-slaughters)
- The slaughter or slaying of oneself, suicide, especially when portrayed as a sin or crime.
- Against self-slaughter, There is a prohibition so divine, That cravens my weak hand. --Shak., Cymbeline