life-and-death
See life-and-death in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(līfˈən-dĕthˈ) or life-or-death (līfˈər-)
adjective- Involving or ending in life or death: a mongoose in a life-and-death battle with a cobra.
- Vitally important: a life-and-death struggle between union and management.
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