"Deadly confrontation" refers to a situation where people get into a fight or conflict that has the potential to cause severe harm or even lead to death. Full definition
Bilbo Baggins has narrowly escaped several deadly confrontations with the likes of trolls, stone giants... (contactmusic.com)
Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, the Staten Island father who died at the hands of police after being placed in a chokehold in 2014, said «all of his rights» were violated by police during the deadly confrontation. (dnainfo.com)
Residents of Baga in Kukawa Local Government area of Borno, where about 200 persons were reportedly killed in a deadly confrontation between the Boko Haram sect and... (dailypost.ng)