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suicide pact

Last modified: Thu Feb 23 16:37:38 2006

An attempt by (usually) two people to bring about each others' deaths. This is the only case where English law recognizes consent as a defence to a murder charge. If upheld, a defence of suicide pact reduces the offence of murder to that of manslaughter, allowing a lighter sentence to be imposed.

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