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1165:Warning signs of suicide
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1075:Non-suicidal self-injury
620:Social media and suicide
335:Avunculicide/Nepoticide
255:Voluntary manslaughter
220:Vehicle-ramming attack
1484:arranged for her own
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273:Non-criminal homicide
168:Murder for body parts
84:Depraved-heart murder
1110:Suicidal ambivalence
938:Suicide in antiquity
725:Bullying and suicide
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580:Identity performance
570:Dysfunctional family
314:Justifiable homicide
133:Lonely hearts killer
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1035:Diseases of despair
69:Consensual homicide
24:Part of a series on
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1355:Exit International
1120:Suicide and trauma
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667:Assessment of risk
645:Workplace bullying
299:Capital punishment
265:Vehicular homicide
260:Negligent homicide
225:Wrongful execution
163:Misdemeanor murder
89:Felony murder rule
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1140:Suicide note
1040:Echo chamber
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682:Intervention
600:Right to die
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278:
241:Manslaughter
205:Spree killer
183:Proxy murder
68:
64:Child murder
47:jurisdiction
44:
43:
18:
1698:Japan Today
1678:February 8,
1656:February 8,
1562:kaishakunin
1546:Other types
1438:, in which
1305:Switzerland
1285:South Korea
1190:Afghanistan
1160:Suicidology
1095:Self-hatred
802:Prayopavesa
585:Legislation
487:Tyrannicide
425:Crucifixion
368:Neonaticide
363:Infanticide
148:Mass murder
138:Lust murder
1746:Categories
1607:References
1596:Snuff film
1568:mercy kill
1473:In 1996 a
1444:physicians
1436:euthanasia
1426:Euthanasia
1200:Bangladesh
1178:By country
1000:Alcoholism
957:In warfare
817:Sallekhana
745:Familicide
710:Types and
687:Prevention
590:Philosophy
555:Altruistic
445:Gendercide
385:Sororicide
380:Fratricide
354:Prolicide
345:Mariticide
340:Familicide
304:Euthanasia
1708:March 22,
1572:beheading
1505:Rotenburg
1499:In 2001,
1492:over the
1295:Sri Lanka
1280:Singapore
1250:Lithuania
1225:Greenland
1195:Australia
1105:Suffering
1090:Self-harm
1055:Locations
1005:Anhedonia
492:War crime
455:Androcide
402:Patricide
397:Matricide
392:Parricide
375:Siblicide
350:Uxoricide
309:Foeticide
178:Poisoning
94:Foeticide
1752:Homicide
1585:See also
1513:murdered
1494:Internet
1475:Maryland
1350:Dignitas
1260:Pakistan
1205:Cameroon
1050:Ideation
970:Kamikaze
832:Senicide
790:Internet
720:Assisted
575:Epidemic
560:Bullying
472:Regicide
467:Omnicide
462:Genocide
450:Femicide
435:Democide
409:Senicide
358:Filicide
143:Lynching
30:Homicide
1577:seppuku
1554:Seppuku
1529:suicide
1525:parties
1509:Germany
1486:torture
1452:ethical
1410:consent
1310:Ukraine
1265:Romania
1240:Ireland
995:Anguish
925:History
884:Methods
837:Seppuku
770:Jumping
755:Hanging
740:Copycat
712:methods
565:Copycat
534:Suicide
477:Stoning
430:Deicide
1632:
1480:named
1300:Sweden
1270:Russia
1220:France
1210:Canada
1020:Coping
765:Jauhar
750:Forced
659:Crisis
327:Family
37:Murder
1521:media
1290:Spain
1255:Nepal
1245:Japan
1230:India
1215:China
1045:Grief
797:Pilot
760:Honor
610:Shame
417:Other
1732:2008
1710:2008
1680:2022
1658:2022
1630:ISBN
1515:and
1488:and
1424:and
1235:Iran
822:Sati
812:Rail
785:Pact
775:Mass
729:list
676:list
550:ACEs
1496:.
735:Cop
289:War
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