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self-immolation definition

self-immolation (-im′ə lā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. suicide, usually by burning oneself in a public place
  2. deliberate self-sacrifice

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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