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faked death

[ feykt deth ]

noun

  1. the act of convincing others that one’s own pretended death is real, often to escape such circumstances as debt or abuse and to thereafter live undetected:

    Fraudulent insurance claims involving the “survivors” of faked deaths are not as uncommon as you may think.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of faked death1

First recorded in 1905–10

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