suicide note

noun

: a note or letter explaining why one killed oneself

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The shooter left behind documents that include journals, a suicide note and a memoir, according to court filings. Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026 The sisters reportedly jumped from the balcony of their family apartment one after the other, and left an eight-page suicide note in a diary for their parents, according to the Indian outlet NDTV. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026 Dee concluded someone must have placed the suicide note onto her computer, then left the Leons’ home sometime before Michael Leon’s 911 call that afternoon, according to records. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026 Police ruled in 2015 that Brenda Joyce Leon shot herself to death after finding a suicide note on a laptop at the foot of her bed. Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2026 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 21 Mar. 2026.

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