self-destruction

self-destruction
Literally, death by one's own hand or act, whether intentional or accidental. The equivalent of suicide for the purposes of an exception in a life insurance policy. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1145. As the terms are frequently employed in policies of life insurance, "suicide" and "self-destruction" are held to be legally synonymous, and both mean an intended voluntary taking of one's own life. Connecticut Mut. Life Ins. Co. v Akens, 150 US 468, 37 L Ed 1148, 14 S Ct 155.

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  • Self-destruction — Self de*struc tion, n. The destruction of one s self; self murder; suicide. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Self-destruction — may refer to:*Self destruct, a mechanism which causes a device to destroy itself *Self destructive behaviour, a broad set of extreme actions and emotions including self harm and drug abuse *Self hatred, an extreme dislike of oneself …   Wikipedia

  • self-destruction — [self′di struk′shən] n. destruction of oneself or itself; specif., suicide …   English World dictionary

  • self-destruction — self murder, self destruction, or self slaughter See felo de se suicide …   Black's law dictionary

  • self-destruction — self destructive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ destroying or causing harm to oneself. DERIVATIVES self destruction noun self destructively adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • self-destruction — noun (U) the practice of deliberately doing things that are likely to seriously damage or kill you: be bent on self destruction (=be determined to damage or destroy yourself) self destructive adjective: self destructive behaviour …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • self-destruction — susinaikinimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Nepataikiusio į taikinį šaudmens arba jūrų ir inžinerinių minų naikinimas ↑susinaikinimo įtaisu. atitikmenys: angl. self destruction rus. самоликвидация ryšiai: dar žiūrėk – susinaikinimo įtaisas …   Artilerijos terminų žodynas

  • self-destruction — susinaikinimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Nukrypusios nuo nustatytos trajektorijos raketos sunaikinimas ↑raketos sprogdinimo sistema (autonomiškai arba pagal komandą iš žemės). atitikmenys: angl. self destruction rus. самоликвидация… …   Artilerijos terminų žodynas

  • Self Destruction (film) — Self Destruction (自体毁灭) is a web movie produced by Taiwan s A Kuei digital animation film studio, starring Singapore s Fann Wong and Taiwan s Ryan Tang.Official site:http://www.kland.com.tw/event/175 2/index.phtml …   Wikipedia

  • self-destruction — /self di struk sheuhn, self /, n. 1. the destruction or ruination of oneself or one s life. 2. suicide. [1580 90] * * * …   Universalium

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