in extremis

1. At the point of death.
2. In grave or extreme circumstances.

[Latin in extrēmīs : in, in + extrēmīs, ablative pl. of extrēmus, extreme.]

ܖin ekˈstrāmēs; ikˈstrēmis term used to describe a situation of such exceptional urgency that immediate action must be taken to minimize imminent loss of life or catastrophic degradation of the political or military situation.

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[Latin, In extremity.] A term used in reference to the last illness prior to death.

A causa mortis gift is made by an individual who is in extremis.

In very bad circumstances; at the point of death.

(DOD) A situation of such exceptional urgency that immediate action must be taken to minimize imminent loss of life or catastrophic degradation of the political or military situation.