"advance directive" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: advance directives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} advance directive (plural advance directives)
  1. (medical law) A legal document outlining a person's end-of-life medical and healthcare wishes. Wikipedia link: advance healthcare directive Synonyms: advance healthcare directive, living will Translations (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances): wilsverklaring [feminine] (Dutch), directives anticipées [feminine, plural] (French), Patientenverfügung [feminine] (German), dichiarazione anticipata di trattamento [feminine] (Italian), declaração antecipada de vontade [feminine] (Portuguese), voluntades anticipadas [feminine, plural] (Spanish)

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