suicide note

noun

: a note or letter explaining why one killed oneself

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The detective, who has since died, was not asked further about the matter, and the possibility of a suicide note was never raised during the trial. Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 While gun control advocates point to gun violence incidents at public schools nationally, the most recent in Arizona was in 2016, when two teenage girls were found dead with a handgun and suicide note at a Glendale High School. Madeline Armstrong | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Aug. 2024 There were also questions over whether Sheila could have left a suicide note. Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 Police recovered 20 notebooks, five computers, a suicide note, and other writings when searching Hale’s home after the shooting. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2024 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 5 Nov. 2024.

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