suicide note

noun

: a note or letter explaining why one killed oneself

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Investigators later found that Hale, who was killed by police at the scene, left behind at least 20 journals, a suicide note and an unpublished memoir. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025 There was a typed, unsigned suicide note, but her family suspected foul play. Doc Louallen, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025 In 2009, nine years after she was sentenced to life in prison for her crimes, Sharee was able to leave prison after a judge ruled she should be retried amid questions over whether Cassaday's suicide note should be used as evidence, per ABC News. Becca Longmire, People.com, 14 May 2025 For several months, Ayesha said, her family tried to persuade her to get a divorce; at one point, her father brought her a pistol and a suicide note to sign. Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for suicide note

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“Suicide note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20note. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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