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living will

noun

  1. 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

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of living will1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences

Do not put funeral directives in either a will or living will.

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