Home›Browse›L›life-and-deathlife-and-deathOur editors are putting together more complete content — check back in about 20 minuteslife-and-deathlife-and-death — adjectiveadjective1. extremely serious or critical, involving the possibility of death1.adjectiveDefinitionextremely serious or critical, involving the possibility of deathExampleThe doctor faced a life-and-death decision.