(theology) In moral theology, the concept that human life can be a means to some other end and not solely an end itself.

plural of death by cop

The grip of something dead or dying. / A grip that kills. / (slang) A tight grip on the penis during masturbation. / A perilous situation or stalemate where failure or death is imminent.

plural of cot death

(climbing) Land at sufficiently high altitudes that there is not enough oxygen to sustain human life.

plural of death cap

The raspy or gurgling sound sometimes made by a person while drawing in or expelling their final breaths before dying.

(medicine, law) A state in which usual medically observable vital signs—such as respiration, heartbeat, and corneal reflex—are not present, but from which patients are sometimes revived.

Synonym of death row

plural of crib death