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assisted suicide
noun
: suicide with help from another person (such as a doctor) to end suffering from severe physical illness
Full Definition of ASSISTED SUICIDE
: suicide committed by someone with assistance from another person; especially : physician-assisted suicide
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First Known Use of ASSISTED SUICIDE
1976
Medical Dictionary
assisted suicide
noun
Medical Definition of ASSISTED SUICIDE
: suicide by an individual facilitated by means or information (as a gun or indication of the lethal dosage of a drug) provided by someone else aware of the individual's intent; especially : physician-assisted suicide
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