A living will is a document in which you say what medical or legal decisions you want people to make for you if you become too ill to make these decisions yourself.
living will in British English
noun
a document stating that if its author becomes terminally ill, his or her life should not be prolonged by artificial means, such as a life-support machine
living will in American English
US
a document, legal in some states, directing that all measures to support life be ended if the signer should be dying of an incurable condition
Examples of 'living will' in a sentence
living will
A person, unlike a living will, is flexible and can be responsive to the circumstances.
French, Vivian &Fisher, Chris (illustrator) THE STAPLE STREET GANG: MANDY AND THE PURPLE SPOTTED HANKY (1993)