suicide watch

English

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

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

References

• “suicide watch”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.