Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary
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- Assisted Suicide
- Suicide of a terminally ill or otherwise incapable person with help (such as painless drugs) from a physician, family member, or other individual. A form of euthanasia, assisted suicide is illegal in almost all states.


