pseudocide
n.— «Some suspect the earl, who was a notorious gambler and had amassed huge debts, of “pseudocide,” the American term for faking one’s death.» —“Cases of Britons’ disappearing acts” Telegraph (United Kingdom) Dec. 4, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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