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living will

living will noun: a document, made by a person when still legally fit to do so, which provides clear instructions or principles to be employed by a surrogate decision-maker, such as expressing a desire to be allowed to die instead of being kept alive by artificial means, in the event of being severely disabled or suffering from a terminal illness.

Noun

living will (plural living wills)

  1. A document, made by a person when still legally fit to do so, which provides clear instructions or principles to be employed by a surrogate decision-maker, such as expressing a desire to be allowed to die instead of being kept alive by artificial means, in the event of being severely disabled or suffering from a terminal illness.

living will meaning in Tamil

living will in Tamil

ஒருவர், மீளா ஆழ்மயக்க நிலைக்குச் சென்றாலோ

Synonyms of living will

Forms of living will

pluralliving wills

Questions about living will

What does living will mean?
Living will means a document, made by a person when still legally fit to do so, which provides clear instructions or principles to be employed by a surrogate decision-maker, such as expressing a desire to be allowed to die instead of being kept alive by artificial means, in the event of being severely disabled or suffering from a terminal illness.
What is living will in Tamil?
Living will in Tamil is ஒருவர், மீளா ஆழ்மயக்க நிலைக்குச் சென்றாலோ. See Living will meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is living will?
Living will is a noun.
What is the plural of living will?
The plural of living will is living wills.

Words near living will in the dictionary

  1. living up
  2. living wage
  3. living wages
  4. living wall
  5. living walls
  6. living will
  7. living wills
  8. living with
  9. living with one's wife's family
  10. living with oneself
  11. living within oneself

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