| 单词 | living will |
| 释义 | > as lemmasliving will living will n. Originally U.S. a written request that, if the signatory suffers severe disablement or terminal illness, he or she should not be kept alive by artificial means (such as a life-support system); (later also more generally) a directive detailing a person's preferences for treatment if incapacitated. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > testamentary disposition > [noun] > will > request not to be kept alive artificially living will1969 1969 L. Kutner in Indiana Law Jrnl. 40 551 The document indicating..consent may be referred to as ‘a living will’. 1984 Sci. Amer. Dec. 62/1 Living wills have been recognized by 21 states and the District of Columbia. 1988 P. Monette Borrowed Time xii. 340 That is the point of the living will he'd signed, that we couldn't take him to intensive care and put a tube down his throat. 2015 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 7 Feb. b3 In his living will, the Manitoba MP has made it clear he's unwilling to live with any more disability than he must now manage. < as lemmas |
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