"last full measure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: last full measures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} last full measure (plural last full measures)
  1. (idiomatic) A person's life, when lost through death in service to a nation or cause, particularly as a member of a military force in war or a semi-militarized organization such as a police force or civil defense corps, e.g. fire departments. May also be applied to some dangerous government and civil occupations such as espionage. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Death Related terms: hero, kamikaze, martyr, shaheed, suicide bomber

Inflected forms

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