"death against" meaning in English

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Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} death against, {{en-prep}} death against
  1. (rare, nonstandard) Alternative form of dead against. Tags: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, rare Alternative form of: dead against
    Sense id: en-death_against-en-prep-V6754~3C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions

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          "ref": "1982, Katharine Blaisdell, Over the River and Through the Years - Volume 4, page 3",
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          "ref": "1983, Ira E. Shea, Margaret Elley Felt, The Grange was My Life, page 15",
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