suicide pact

American  

[soo-uh-sahyd pakt] / ˈsu əˌsaɪd ˌpækt /

noun

1. an agreement between two or more people to intentionally end their own lives at the same time.

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Etymology

Origin of suicide pact

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

They entered into a bureaucratic suicide pact by which they would all resign if Rosen were fired.

From Washington Post

“The two adults said they had agreed to a suicide pact and they were taking the baby with them,” Borgstadt told Herald/Review Media.

From Washington Times

Our First Amendment, uniquely in the world, protects almost boundless free speech, including dangerous speech, but it is not a suicide pact.

From Washington Post

Hitler shot himself on 30 April 1945, avoiding capture by Russian forces which had taken Berlin, and therefore punishment for his crimes, via a suicide pact with his wife, Eva Braun.

From The Guardian

From the outside, it looks like a suicide pact, as ministers downplay the seriousness of the disease just before dropping dead of the virus while taking a couple congregants with them.

From The Guardian