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When a person wants to live but is forced to die, we call that killing, or murder when under more specific conditions.

Now imagine the inverse; the act of forcing a person to live when they want to die.

What word would you use to describe such an act? This word would be analogous to "murder". If no such word exists, what do you think would be an appropriate word to coin?

Edit: I'm looking for a word that specifically and exclusively refers to the concept I described. The word could be used in the same way as "murder". For example, if Person A is forcing Person B to live, B could say to A "stop XYZing me", or "I don't want to be XYZed". Like I said, I don't think this word exists yet, so I'm interested to hear some suggestions for a new, original word. I've considered coining 'homisalve" from Latin salvare "make safe, secure", but it doesn't really work when applied to the examples I mentioned.
 
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Forever Sleep

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Maybe something like 'entrapment', a hostage situation. Intervention maybe- in that we are being forcibly prevented from taking the action we want to.
 
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i think it is called suicide watch, they have that in prisons
this post reminds me of this dream i had of hell where people were being kept alive against there will
 
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all of these combined but worse kidnapping imprisonment slavery torture
 
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