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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: advance directive
Antonyms: none provided
a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that he should be allowed to die if subsequently severely disabled or suffering terminal illness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- after he discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
生前遺囑 /生前遗嘱
— document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes
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Dutch:
levenstestament
— document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes
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Finnish:
hoitotahto
— document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes
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French:
testament de vie
— document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes
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German:
Lebenstestament
— document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes
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Hebrew:
הוראות רפואיות מקדימות
— document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes
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Irish:
uacht an bheo
— document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes
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Italian:
biotestamento
— document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes
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Italian:
testamento biologico
— document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes
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Japanese:
リビング・ウィル
(ribingu wiru)
— document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes
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Portuguese:
testamento vital
— document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes
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Spanish:
testamento vital
— document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes
