Death

  • 31death —    by William Pawlett   Death is a vital term in Baudrillard s theoretical vocabulary, used in a number of different but interrelated senses. According to Baudrillard the system of power and control is founded on a particular construction of the… …

    The Baudrillard dictionary

  • 32death — The cessation of life; permanent cessations of all vital functions and signs. Numerous states have enacted statutory definitions of death which include brain related criteria. For example, many states have adopted, sometimes with variations, the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 33death — The cessation of life; permanent cessations of all vital functions and signs. Numerous states have enacted statutory definitions of death which include brain related criteria. For example, many states have adopted, sometimes with variations, the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 34Death — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. 3 a the fact or process of being killed or killing (stone to death; fight to the death). b the fact or state of being dead (eyes… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 35death — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. 3 a the fact or process of being killed or killing (stone to death; fight to the death). b the fact or state of being dead (eyes… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 36death — [[t]de̱θ[/t]] ♦♦ deaths 1) N VAR Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal. 1.5 million people are in immediate danger of death from starvation. ...the thirtieth anniversary of her death... The report mentions the death of 18… …

    English dictionary

  • 37death — /deT/ noun 1 THE END OF SB S LIFE (U) the end of the life of a person or animal (+ of): The death of his mother was a great shock. | shortly after Lenin s death in 1924 | the risk of death or serious injury at work | bleed/burn/starve etc to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38Death — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Death metal. Death Pays d’origine …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 39death */*/*/ — UK [deθ] / US noun Word forms death : singular death plural deaths 1) [uncountable] the state of being dead It was clear that Sandra was very close to death. bleed/starve/burn etc to death: These people will starve to death unless they receive… …

    English dictionary

  • 40death — /dɛθ / (say deth) noun 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of the vital functions of an animal or plant. 2. (often upper case) the agent of death personified, usually represented as a skeleton, or as an old man …