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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He told parliament: "If the worst should ever come to her, if she was ever facing that unbearable suffering at the end of life, she would want a choice."
From BBC
In 2010, MSPs rejected the End of Life Assistance Bill, tabled by independent MSP Margo MacDonald by 85 votes to 16.
From BBC
What are some fair ways for a later-in-life marriage to disperse wealth or plan for end of life?
From MarketWatch
Humanists UK chief executive Andrew Copson said it was a "momentous vote of confidence for compassion, dignity, and choice at the end of life".
From BBC
Assisted dying has been legal since 2016 for people at the end of life.
From Barron's
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