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right-to-die

[ rahyt-tuh-dahy ]

adjective

  1. asserting or advocating the right to refuse extraordinary medical measures to prolong one's life when one is terminally ill or irreversibly comatose:

    right-to-die laws.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of right-to-die1

First recorded in 1975–80
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Example Sentences

The legal murkiness surrounding right-to-die laws varies from state to state.

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