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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

change of state go
the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics

conclusion, termination, ending go
the act of ending something

kill, killing, putting to death go
the act of terminating a life

suicide, self-destruction, self-annihilation
the act of killing yourself

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assisted suicide go
suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible
felo-de-se go
an act of deliberate self destruction
harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari, seppuku go
ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword
suttee go
the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband