suicide pact

noun

: an agreement between two or more people to kill themselves at the same time

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Citing their preliminary findings, Dye says investigators believe the mother decided not to follow through on her end of the suicide pact. Emily Palmer, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 The friend also confirmed Garfield's suicide pact with the victim to police, per the AP. Nicole Acosta, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024 Jackson Hemsworth is an abusive and controlling patriarch, who dies in a joint suicide pact with his wife Lydia. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2024 Read Next National Woman killed in alleged suicide pact was ‘manipulated,’ family says. Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024 After the teenagers die in a suicide pact, Pedro’s family is left in a desperate trail of decay and regret. Martin Dale, Variety, 21 May 2024 The friend also confirmed Garfield's suicide pact with the victim to police, per AP. Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024 The friends had reportedly been discussing the suicide pact for several weeks, family members said, per the affidavit, according to AP. Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024 Weiss contends gun charges constitutional because 2nd Amendment is 'not a suicide pact' Lowell has also argued that the gun statute Biden is accused of violating is unconstitutional. USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024

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“Suicide pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suicide%20pact. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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