TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

law enforcement-forced assisted suicide [1 record]

Record 1 2017-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • Police
  • Sociology of Medicine
CONT

Suicide by cop occurs when people want to die but do not want to kill themselves [so] they put themselves in a position where a police officer is forced to shoot them.

OBS

copicide: By definition, this means "the killing of a law enforcement officer" because "-cide" is a combining form used to form nouns meaning "the killing of" (infanticide, suicide, pesticide, etc.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Police
  • Sociologie de la médecine
DEF

[Méthode] de suicide par laquelle une personne agit délibérément d'une manière menaçante vis‐à-vis un représentant des forces de l'ordre, dans l'intention claire et consciente de provoquer une réponse mortelle.

Spanish

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: