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"etymology_text": "From usage in wanted posters in the 19th century American West and, especially in popular drama about the American West in that period.",
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"Used to indicate someone is being sought for some kind of punishment or reprimand, and that (s)he may be killed in the process of finding, as if this was reasonable punishment."
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"roman": "ḥayy ʔaw mayyit",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "حَيّ أَوْ مَيِّت"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huó yào jiàn rén sǐ yào jiàn shī",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "活要见人死要见尸"
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"sense": "wanted poster term",
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"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "mort ou vif"
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"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "tot oder lebendig"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "élve vagy halva"
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"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "dauður eða lifandi"
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "wanted poster term",
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"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "vivo o morto"
},
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "żywy czy martwy"
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"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "viu sau mort"
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"word": "حَيّ أَوْ مَيِّت"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huó yào jiàn rén sǐ yào jiàn shī",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "活要见人死要见尸"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "elävänä tai kuolleena"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "mort ou vif"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "tot oder lebendig"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "élve vagy halva"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "dauður eða lifandi"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "lífs eða liðinn"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "vivo o morto"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "żywy czy martwy"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "wanted poster term",
"word": "viu sau mort"
}
],
"word": "dead or alive"
}
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