end of life
1 Americannoun
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the final stage of a person's life, when they are facing death due to old age or terminal disease.
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the final stage of usefulness of a thing, when it can no longer be repaired or supported and must be discarded or recycled.
adjective
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of, in, or relating to the final stage of a person's life, when they are facing death due to old age or terminal disease.
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of, in, or relating to the final stage of usefulness of a thing, when it can no longer be repaired or supported and must be discarded or recycled.
Example Sentences
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Yet the problem throws up many deeper questions about the care system, coordination and planning in hospitals - with some doctors even asking whether the NHS is over-treating patients, particularly those at the end of life.
From BBC
The consultant made a slide presentation entitled "Palliative and End of Life Care in Sussex" at the meeting, which took place on 4 November.
From BBC
In 2022, India brought solar panels under e-waste rules, making manufacturers responsible for collecting, storing, dismantling and recycling them at end of life.
From BBC
It said it "applauds this action but equally recognises the continued need for greater consumer education around how to responsibly recycle both used single-use devices purchased pre-ban, and well as refillable devices which have reached their end of life".
From BBC
In a statement, Dignitas said his work had had a lasting influence, pointing to a 2011 ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, in which it confirmed the right of a person capable of judgement to decide on the manner and the time of their own end of life.
From BBC
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