"human death" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: human deaths [plural]
Etymology: Compound of human + death. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|human|death|pos=noun}} Compound of human + death Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} human death (countable and uncountable, plural human deaths)
  1. (law, philosophy) The irreversible loss of functioning of a human life as a whole. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law, Philosophy
    Sense id: en-human_death-en-noun-fGP0ygVo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, law, philosophy, sciences

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