WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
as•sist•ed su•i•cide /əˈsɪstɪd ˈsuəsaɪd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Medicinesuicide in which a physician helps the person to commit suicide, as by supplying a poison.
assist′ed su′icide,
assist′ed su′icide,
- Medicinesuicide aided by a person, esp. a physician, who organizes the logistics of the suicide, as by providing the necessary quantities of a poison.
- 1985–90
assist′ed su′icide,
- Medicinesuicide aided by a person, esp. a physician, who organizes the logistics of the suicide, as by providing the necessary quantities of a poison.
- 1975–80
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