Dictionary entry

Felo-de-se

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Fe″lo–de–se′ (?), n.; pl.Felos-de-se (#). [LL. felo, E. felon + de of, concerning + se self.] (Law) One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence, or loses his life while engaged in the commission of an unlawful or malicious act; a suicide. Burrill.