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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.
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Origin of living will
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby living will
Livingstone daisy, living stones, living trust, living unit, living wage, living will, Livonia, Livonian, livor mortis, Livorno, livraison
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British Dictionary definitions for living will
living will
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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