Meaning Of The Word Living will

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Living will Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Living will?

living will
countable noun: A living will is a document in which you say what medical or legal decisions you want people to make for you if you become too ill to make these decisions yourself.

living will in American English
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
noun: a document instructing physicians, relatives, or others to refrain from the use of extraordinary measures, as life-support equipment, to prolong one's life in the event of a terminal illness

living will in British English
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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