Definitions
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- adjective Used to describe something that
endangers the continuedlife of thesubject .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
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Examples
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Sky News reports that an active serviceman has been arrested and says the injuries are described as life-threatening.
Shooting aboard British nuclear sub leaves one dead, one injured 2011
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He had received several stab wounds and is in hospital where his condition is described as life-threatening, a spokesman for West Midlands Police said.
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The victim's injuries were described as life-threatening, and he died early Thursday morning.
Thestar.com - Home Page Zoe McKnight 2011
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A Reuters analysis of significant complaints to the FDA over the Medtronic Paradigm Veo found about two dozen reports connected to the device, including one incident involving an overdose of insulin that was described as life-threatening and at least two others that sent patients to the hospital with high blood-glucose levels.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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A Reuters analysis of significant complaints to the FDA over the Medtronic Paradigm Veo found about two dozen reports connected to the device, including one incident involving an overdose of insulin that was described as life-threatening and at least two others that sent patients to the hospital with high blood-glucose levels.
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He had received several stab wounds and is in hospital where his condition is described as life-threatening, a spokesman for West Midlands Police said.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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Shortly thereafter, Evan, who was around two years old at the time, had the first in a series of what McCarthy described as life-threatening seizures.
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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She has reached what her lawyers called a life-threatening weight, around 85 pounds, and can't walk or stand without assistance from prison guards.
Hong Kong Jury Finds American Expatriate Nancy Kissel Guilty of Murder Allison Morrow 2011
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Shortly thereafter, Evan, who was around two years old at the time, had the first in a series of what McCarthy described as life-threatening seizures.
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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Shortly thereafter, Evan, who was around two years old at the time, had the first in a series of what McCarthy described as life-threatening seizures.
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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