suicide pact

noun

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

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Ronit Yudkevitch stars as Yehudit, a sheltered farmer’s wife who backs out of a suicide pact that leaves her husband dead. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 June 2026 Officers arrive at the Clark home and learn that Clark and his companion may have written a suicide pact. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026 The bot suggested that Pierre sacrifice himself to save humanity, even proposing a suicide pact. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Over the years, Beverley has claimed that Vicious and Spungen had a suicide pact, fueling rumors that the bass player had intended to kill himself. — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for suicide pact

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