advance directive
advance directive · advance directives
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A legal document outlining a person's end-of-life medical and healthcare wishesA legal document outlining a person's end-of-life medical and healthcare wishes.
» Do you have an advance directive or living will?
Meaning
1 sensesA legal document outlining a person's end-of-life medical and healthcare wishes.
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Examples
1 sentencesDo you have an advance directive or living will?
Translations
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By meaning 1
document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances:
Forms
plural: advance directives| Singular | advance directive |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsliving willadvance healthcare directive