Suicide in United States
Suicide Definition
Self-destruction and suicide are synonymous and mean the voluntary destruction of one’s self. 29 111. App. 439. If a person who is incapable, by reason of unsoundness of mind, of resisting an insane impulse to take his own life, or to understand the general nature or consequences and effects of his act, kills himself, it is not suicide. 209 111. 33. At common law, suicide was a felony entailing forfeiture of estate. 1 Hale, P. C. c. 27. Since the abolition of forfeitures, punishment of suicide is, of course, impossible, but an attempt to commit suicide is indictable (9 Cox, C. C. 247) ; and one who persuades another to suicide is guilty of murder (4 Bl. Comm. 189; 123 Mass. 422), though, if he be not present at the commission of the suicide, it is held that he cannot be punished, because he is an accessory before the fact, and the prior conviction of the principal is impossible (9 Car. & P. 79).
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Self-destruction and suicide are synonymous and mean the voluntary destruction of one’s self. 29 111. App. 439. If a person who is incapable, by reason of unsoundness of mind, of resisting an insane impulse to take his own life, or to understand the general nature or consequences and effects of his act, kills himself, it is not suicide. 209 111. 33. At common law, suicide was a felony entailing forfeiture of estate. 1 Hale, P. C. c. 27. Since the abolition of forfeitures, punishment of suicide is, of course, impossible, but an attempt to commit suicide is indictable (9 Cox, C. C. 247) ; and one who persuades another to suicide is guilty of murder (4 Bl. Comm. 189; 123 Mass. 422), though, if he be not present at the commission of the suicide, it is held that he cannot be punished, because he is an accessory before the fact, and the prior conviction of the principal is impossible (9 Car. & P. 79).
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Suicide in State Statute Topics
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Litigating the Suicide Exclusion in Life Insurance Policies
This section discusses generally the subject of Litigating the Suicide Exclusion in Life Insurance Policies, how to determine the facts essential to Litigating the Suicide Exclusion in Life Insurance Policies, and, to some extent, how to prove it in litigation and defense. Related topics are also addressed.
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Further Reading
- Information about Suicide in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.
Suicide in the Criminal Justice System
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Juvenile Justice
Child Protection in relation with Suicide
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Health
Mental Health
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Personnel
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- Juvenile Justice
- Child Protection
- Health
- Health
- Mental Health
- Law Enforcement
- Personnel
- Stress