Death

Die redirects here, for the game-playing objects, see dice. For the death metal band, see Death (band).

Death is the term that is used to describe the permanent ending of life processes in the plant or animal life form. It can have several causes:

• Decay as the result of having reached or exceeded the usual lifespan of the species;
• Disease, when untreated, causing such decay to occur at the time well before the usual lifespan expires;
• Accident, such as the fall or the drowning;
• Exposure to an environment that doesn't agree with the life form;
• Not having enough food, water, air, or protection;
• Being attacked or eaten, usually by the larger life form of another species;
• Abuse, resulting in any of the above occurring

These are just some of the ways in which life forms die. Life forms which have died are normally described as being dead.

Human death is very carefully tracked in case of the killing or something (like the disease) that may continue to kill other humans. Also are are rituals like the funeral around human death, that are usually required by religion or the state.

When people talk about things or events that lead to the death of an organism, those things or events are usually described as being deadly, or fatal. In the case of diseases, terminal is also used quite frequently. ru-sib:Дох