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Living Will

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Noun

1. living will

a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that he should be allowed to die if subsequently severely disabled or suffering terminal illness

Example Sentences:
'after he discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Living Will

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noun
a document stating that if its author becomes terminally ill, his or her life should not be prolonged by artificial means, such as a life-support machine

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Living Will

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a document, legal in some states, directing that all measures to support life be ended if the signer should be dying of an incurable condition

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Living Will

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n.
A document in which the signer states his or her wishes regarding medical treatment that sustains or prolongs life, especially by invasive or extraordinary means, for use if the signer becomes mentally incompetent or unable to communicate.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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