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Plain-English meaning
Living Will
An advance health-care document stating treatment preferences for specified incapacity or end-of-life circumstances.
Why the term matters
It gives clinicians and decision-makers evidence of the person's choices when direct communication is not possible.
Do not confuse it with
A living will concerns medical treatment; a last will and testament addresses property and probate after death.