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living will

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living will noun
plural living wills
living will
noun
plural living wills
Britannica Dictionary definition of LIVING WILL
[count] law
: a document in which you say what medical decisions should be made if you become too sick or injured to make those decisions
◊ A living will usually says that a very sick or injured person should be allowed to die if there is no real hope of recovery.