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life-and-death

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life-and-death (lfn-dth) or life-or-death (lfr-)
adj.
1. Involving or ending in life or death: a mongoose in a life-and-death battle with a cobra.
2. Vitally important: a life-and-death struggle between union and management.
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Adj.1.life-and-death - vitally important; "a life-and-death struggle"
crucial, important - of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"

life-and-death
adjective critical, important, serious, crucial, vital, deciding, pressing, key, significant, dangerous, grave, urgent, decisive, risky, hairy (slang), all-important, pivotal, precarious, high-priority, perilous, momentary, now or never We're dealing with a life-and-death situation here.
Translations
life-and-death [ˈlaɪfənˌdɛθ] adj life-and-death strugglelotta all'ultimo sangue
life-and-death [ˈlaɪfənˌdɛθ] adj life-and-death strugglelotta all'ultimo sangue


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That leaves us with the other life-and-death issues: too many prisons and state-sanctioned executions; too little help for the poor, the sick, and the marginalized; too much war and killing abroad.
Besides, if TV wanted life-and-death situations, there's no shortage of places it could look, starting with the gang wars that devastate our city.
In 1979, ABC tried to cash in on this life-and-death world by airing "240-Robert," a drama about the L.
 
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