(medicine, historical) A pandemic outbreak of bubonic plague throughout Europe and most of Asia in the 14th century that killed nearly half the population of Europe and Asia.

(pathology, US) The unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping.

(pathology, Britain) The unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping.

A kiss on the cheek that signifies the death of the receiver, as delivered by a mob boss or one with such influence.

(finance, slang) Trading life assurance policies of terminally ill people, bought by a third party as an investment.

(countable) Instantaneous, unexpected death not caused by violence or trauma.

An angel which attends to death, collecting souls at death, ending life at the appointed death. / An angel in Abrahamic scripture or eschatology that attends to death. / The Grim Reaper.

(idiomatic) About to die; in a life-threatening state of health.

A plaster or similar cast of a person's face after death.

The section of a prison which houses those inmates who are sentenced to death.