suicide, attempted

suicide, attempted definition - legal

n

An unsuccessful try at taking oneÂ’s own life. There is also no unanimity as to whether this is a criminal act.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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