living will 
living will
Definition
☆ living will
living will Finance Definition
A
document that lets the creator state his or her preferences about what type of
medical treatment should be given in the event that he or she becomes
terminally ill or severely injured and is unable to declare his or her
intentions. A living will dictates whether the person is to be fed
intravenously or to be put on a respirator, among other health-care directives.
living will
Law Definition
n
A
document signed by an individual directing manner in which he wishes to be
medically treated if in a vegetative or terminal state, designed to give
guidance to loved ones and health care providers as to the desires of an
individual if he is no longer able to properly communicate such desires.
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