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FELO DE SE Definition & Legal Meaning

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A felon of himself; a suicide or murderer of himself. One whodeliberately and intentionally puts an end to his own life, or who commits some unlawful or malicious act which results in his own death. Hale, P. C. 411; 4 Bl. Comm. ISO; Life Ass’n v. Waller, 57 Ga. 53G.

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