Definition of "self-immolation" [self-immolation]

• Deliberate sacrifice of oneself, especially by fire. (noun)

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• "The most recent case of self-immolation came on Monday with 20-year-old nun Tenzin Wangmo."
• "So it is unsurprising that seven of the recent self-immolation protestors are connected to Kirti."
• "Lobsang Sangay, the recently elected prime minister of the exiled Tibetan government, said in an interview that while his administration didn't support self-immolation as a form of protest, it would stand by those who sacrificed their lives for the Tibetan freedom movement."