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last wordThe final statement uttered by a person before death.Rate it:

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leave for deadTo abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.Rate it:

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legal dutyA duty prescribed by the law, to act or forbear from acting.Rate it:

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legal dutyI've done my legal duty.Rate it:

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life-or-deathOf critical importance to the survival of a living organism.Rate it:

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life-or-deathHaving death as a possible or even likely outcome; perilous.Rate it:

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life-or-deathOf critical importance to the success of a particular endeavor.Rate it:

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like death warmed overIll, unwell.Rate it:

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living deathA condition of suffering, solitude, or impairment so extreme as to deprive one's existence of all happiness and meaning.Rate it:

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matter of life and deathSomething whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their deathRate it:

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matter of life and deathAn extremely urgent matter.Rate it:

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medical outTo discharge for medical reasons; to discharge because they are not fit for duty.Rate it:

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même à travers l'agonie la passion dominante se fait voirThe ruling passion is strong in death.Rate it:

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militiae vacationem habereto be excused military duty.Rate it:

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minitari (minari) alicui mortem, crucem et tormenta, bellumto threaten some one with death, crucifixion, torture, war.Rate it:

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morbo perire, absūmi, consūmito die a natural death.Rate it:

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mors alicuius luctum mihi attulitsome one's death has plunged me in grief.Rate it:

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mors immatura or praematuraan untimely death.Rate it:

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morte multare aliquem (Catil. 1. 11. 28)to punish any one with death.Rate it:

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mortem oppetereto meet death (by violence).Rate it:

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mourir à la peine1. To die in harness. 2. To work oneself to death.Rate it:

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necessaria (opp. voluntaria) morte morito die a natural death.Rate it:

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nullam officii partem deserereto fulfil one's duty in every detail.Rate it:

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off the hookRelieved of a duty, burden, responsibility, or pressure.Rate it:

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officio suo deesse (Fam. 7. 3)to neglect one's duty.Rate it:

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officio suo fungito do one's duty.Rate it:

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officio suo satisfacere (Div. in Caec. 14. 47)to do one's duty.Rate it:

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officium suum deserere, neglegereto neglect one's duty.Rate it:

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officium suum facere, servare, colere, tueri, exsequi, praestareto do one's duty.Rate it:

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omnes officii partes exsequito fulfil one's duty in every detail.Rate it:

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on one's deathbedClose to death.Rate it:

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pale rider"The Pale Rider"; another name for Death, "The Grim Reaper", "the angel of death"; and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Rate it:

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plagam extremam or mortiferam infligereto inflict a death-blow.Rate it:

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play possumTo feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lay low.Rate it:

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poisoned chaliceA scheme or instrument for causing death or harm, especially one which eventually brings about the downfall of its creator; something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful.Rate it:

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potato sackA heavy-duty, reusable, burlap bag.Rate it:

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potestas vitae necisquepower over life and death.Rate it:

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potestatem habet in aliquem vitae necisque (B. G. 1. 16. 5)he has power over life and death.Rate it:

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press into serviceTo make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.Rate it:

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provinciam alicui decernere, mandareto entrust some one with an official duty, a province.Rate it:

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provincias inter se comparant(the magistrates) arrange among themselves the administration of the provinces, the offical spheres of duty.Rate it:

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qu'avez vous? j'ai que je m'ennuieWhat is the matter with you? The matter is that I am bored to death.Rate it:

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quand on compte sur les souliers d'un mort on risque de marcher pieds nusIt’s an ill thing to wait for dead men’s shoes; He pulls with a long rope that waits for another’s death.Rate it:

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rainbow babyA baby born following a miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of an infant. Also known as a 'sunshine' baby or an 'angel' baby. They bring joy to a grieving family following stillbirth or infant loss.Rate it:

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reach an early graveTo be sentenced to death before the age of 18.Rate it:

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run overTo drive over, causing injury or death.Rate it:

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salvo officio (Off. 3. 1. 4)without violating, neglecting one's duty.Rate it:

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scare somebody to deathTo frighten someone very much.Rate it:

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scare someone to deathTo frighten someone very much.Rate it:

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scare the living daylights out ofTo scare something or someone to death.Rate it:

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