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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that he should be allowed to die if subsequently severely disabled or suffering terminal illness;
- Example: "after he discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

living will \liv"ing will\
   A document signed by an individual expressing his/her desire
   that, in the event of an illness from which there is no
   reasonable expectation of recovery, aggressive or
   extraordinary measures to prolong life, such as resuscitation
   and life-support equipment, should not be used.
   [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

living will
    n 1: a document written by someone still legally capable
         requesting that he should be allowed to die if subsequently
         severely disabled or suffering terminal illness; "after he
         discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will"