dead or alive

Adjective

Meaning

Either dead or alive.

Used to indicate someone is being sought for some kind of punishment or reprimand, and that (s)he may be killed in the process of finding, as if this was reasonable punishment.

Examples

A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic dead or alive - Hajime Saito. Nobuhiro Watsuki

There is no such thing as a failed soldier, dead or alive (unless he acted in a cowardly manner)-likewise there is no such thing as a failed entrepreneur or failed scientific researcher ... Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Reporter: Do you want bin Laden dead? Bush: I want justice. And there's an old poster out West, I recall, that says, "Wanted: Dead or Alive." George W. Bush

I didn't marry her family.' 'Of course not. But you always do. Dead or alive. Ernest Hemingway

Many of the lost will be found, eventually, dead or alive. Disappearances, after all, have explanations. Diana Gabaldon

In addition to Virtua Fighter and Tekken, the Soul and Dead or Alive franchises continued to release installments. Source: Internet

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