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SUICIDE POLICIER INTERPOSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology
- Police
- Sociology of Medicine
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- law enforcement-forced assisted suicide
1, record 1, English, law%20enforcement%2Dforced%20assisted%20suicide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- suicide by police 2, record 1, English, suicide%20by%20police
correct
- suicide by cop 3, record 1, English, suicide%20by%20cop
correct, familiar
- copicide 4, record 1, English, copicide
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 5, record 1, English, - law%20enforcement%2Dforced%20assisted%20suicide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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.). 6, record 1, English, - law%20enforcement%2Dforced%20assisted%20suicide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie
- Police
- Sociologie de la médecine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- suicide par policier interposé
1, record 1, French, suicide%20par%20policier%20interpos%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SPI 2, record 1, French, SPI
masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- suicide par police interposée 3, record 1, French, suicide%20par%20police%20interpos%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, French, - suicide%20par%20policier%20interpos%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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