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life and limb

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  1. life and limbnoun

    existence together with bodily faculties.

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  1. life and limb

    The Argument is the sixth and most recent studio album from the post-hardcore band Fugazi released on October 16, 2001, through Dischord Records. It was recorded at Don Zientara's Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, VA and the Dischord House between January and April 2001. It was the band's last release (simultaneously with Furniture) before going on hiatus in 2003, until the release of First Demo over thirteen years later. Upon release, The Argument was met with critical and commercial success. Many critics have called it the band's best album as well as one of the most important releases in the post-hardcore genre.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of life and limb in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of life and limb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of life and limb in a Sentence

  1. Alan Dershowitz:

    Students throughout the totalitarian world risk life and limb for freedom of expression, many American college students are demanding that big brother restrict their freedom of speech on campus. This demand for enhanced censorship is not emanating only from the usual corner – the know-nothing fundamentalist right – it is coming from the radical, and increasingly not-so-radical left as well.

  2. Raul Grijalva:

    The unaccompanied minors seeking shelter here risked life and limb to escape violence and poverty in Central America, too often, they find themselves exposed to new threats of discrimination and sexual assault once they’re here. These attacks are completely preventable with adequate protections, and HHS has the moral responsibility to ensure those precautions are in place.

  3. Christina Prejean:

    As somebody who proudly served our country and risked life and limb to defend our nation and our families, I believe that no candidate for public office should attack our service members, we serve because of our innate passion to protect our country. We should never tear down veterans.

  4. Linda Cope:

    They are a fraternity of fine young men. But they had too much to drink, and they took it out on young men and women who sacrificed life and limb for their freedom.


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  • la vida y la integridad físicaSpanish

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