suicide watch

noun

A period of monitoring of someone, especially a prisoner deemed likely to commit suicide, to ensure they do not attempt suicide.

“be on suicide watch”

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Meanings

nounsuicide watch (countable and uncountable, plural suicide watches)

plural suicide watches

  1. countableuncountableA period of monitoring of someone, especially a prisoner deemed likely to commit suicide, to ensure they do not attempt suicide.

    be on suicide watch

    2 more examples

    put someone on suicide watch

    Previously, Bob had mentioned that they had 14 clients on 'suicide watch' (where volunteers make regular contact with the men involved).

    2021 March 10, Paul Bigland, “They can leave their problems at the gate”, in RAIL, number 926, page 60
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APA

suicide watch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicide%20watch

MLA

“suicide watch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicide%20watch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suicide watch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicide%20watch.

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