Usually means: Existential stakes, survival or demise.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word life-and-death:

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  1. life-and-death: Merriam-Webster
  2. life-and-death: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. life-and-death: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. life-and-death, life-and-death: Collins English Dictionary
  5. life-and-death: Vocabulary.com
  6. life-and-death: Wordnik
  7. life-and-death: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. life-and-death: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. life-and-death: Dictionary.com
  10. life-and-death: Rhymezone
  11. life-and-death: FreeDictionary.org
  12. life-and-death: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. life-and-death: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. life-and-death: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Life-and-death)

adjective:  Alternative form of life-or-death [Of critical importance to the survival of a living organism.]

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