self-slaughter

[ self-slaw-ter ]

/ ˈsɛlfˈslɔ tər /

suicide.

Origin of self-slaughter

First recorded in 1595–1605

self-slaugh·tered, adjective

That self-slaughter by an insane man or a lunatic was not suicide within the meaning of the law.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 |Various
The method of self-slaughter among women is cutting their throat, or piercing the heart.

Oriental Women |Edward Bagby Pollard
But in other cases, self-slaughter, to avoid trouble or the performance of inconvenient duty, is cowardly and detestable.

Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) |George Jacob Holyoake
I shaded the flame and smiled up at the creature which, not being of a kind that is bent on self-slaughter, presently wafted away.

Memoirs of a Midget |Walter de la Mare

No imaginable crisis in his affairs could have convinced him to self-slaughter.

The Cup of Fury |Rupert Hughes