loss of life
English
editNoun
editloss of life (countable and uncountable, plural losses of life)
- (euphemistic) Death.
- 2004, Susan Miller, Women in Mark's Gospel, page 137:
- The new age comes through the death of Jesus, and his loss of life brings abundance to everyone.
- 2011 April 10, Henry McDonald, The Guardian:
- Chief Superintendent Alasdair Robinson said the device left below the M1 motorway was "sophisticated and substantial" and could have caused huge devastation and loss of life.