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  1. suicide notenoun

    A message left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide, usually explaining the reason for the attempt.

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  1. Suicide note

    A suicide note or death note is a message written by a person who intends to die by suicide. A study examining Japanese suicide notes estimated that 25–30% of suicides are accompanied by a note. However, incidence rates may depend on ethnicity and cultural differences, and may reach rates as high as 50% in certain demographics. A suicide message can be in any form or medium, but the most common methods are by a written note, an audio message, or a video.

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  1. Suicide note

    A suicide note or death note is a message left behind by a person who intends to commit suicide. Occasionally, it is faked by someone wanting to start a new life or avoid prison, or for other reasons. It is estimated that 25–30% of suicides are accompanied by a note. According to Gelder, Mayou and Geddes one in six leaves a suicide note. The content can be a plea for absolution or blaming family and friends for life's failings. However, incidence rates may depend on ethnicity, method of suicide, and cultural differences, and may reach rates as high as 50% in certain demographics. A suicide message can be a written note, an audio message, or a video.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of suicide note in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of suicide note in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of suicide note in a Sentence

  1. Malcolm Turnbull:

    If North Korea were to attack the United States, as they often threaten to do, there would be a conflict which would be a suicide note from North Korea’s point of view, kim Jong-un is playing a game of very, very dangerous brinkmanship.

  2. Sally Curtin:

    Accurate recording of the circumstances surrounding the death as well as classifying the death obviously would be a limitation, and especially within the context of a drug overdose, oftentimes, it's hard to tell, unless there's a suicide note, whether it was a suicide or unintentional.

  3. Mark Jr.:

    A handwritten note was discovered in the home which appeared to be a ‘murder-suicide’ note.

  4. Thorsten J. Pattberg:

    Of all the cultures that have disappeared from the world, not a single farewell letter or suicide note has been unearthed.

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