せいさつよだつ
Noun
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(having) life-and-death power (over)
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独裁者は国民の生殺与奪を意のままにした。
The dictator had life-and-death power over the citizens at his whim.
その組織は、会員の運命を左右する生殺与奪の権限を持っていた。
That organization held life-and-death authority that determined the fate of its members.
戦場の指揮官は、兵士たちの生殺与奪の責任を負っていた。
The commander on the battlefield bore the responsibility for the life and death of the soldiers.
巨大企業は、下請け企業に対して生殺与奪の権を振るうことがある。
Large corporations sometimes wield life-and-death power over their subcontractors.
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