"suicide watch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: suicide watches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} suicide watch (countable and uncountable, plural suicide watches)
  1. A period of monitoring of someone, especially a prisoner deemed likely to commit suicide, to ensure they do not attempt suicide. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Suicide
    Sense id: en-suicide_watch-en-noun-GpZI2wMA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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