terminally ill
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terminally ill — I adjective incurable, in extremis, in final stages, in terminus, near an end, seriously ill, terminally diseased II index in extremis Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
Terminally Ill — A person who is sick and is diagnosed with a disease that will take their life. This person is usually told by doctors that they only have several months or years to live. Terminally ill people are generally not eligible to buy health or life… … Investment dictionary
terminally ill — adj. Terminally ill is used with these nouns: ↑patient … Collocations dictionary
terminally ill — one who is sick and will die due to his sickness … English contemporary dictionary
Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 — The Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT) was a controversial law legalising euthanasia passed by Australia s Northern Territory in 1995, and nullified in 1997 by the federal Parliament.Passed by the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly… … Wikipedia
Rights of the Terminally Ill Act — Legislation entitled Rights of the Terminally Ill Act includes: *Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995, briefly legalizing euthanasia in Australia s Northern Territory *Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, dealing with withholding of life… … Wikipedia
Rights of the Terminally Ill Act — Vier unheilbar Kranke beschlossen, ihrem Leben mit Hilfe dieser Maschine ein Ende zu setzen. Das Gerät verabreichte ihnen automatisch eine tödliche Injektion, nachdem sie auf eine Reihe von Fragen auf dem Computerbildschirm mit „ja“ geantwortet… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act — The Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act (1985, revised 1989), has been recommended as a Uniform Act in the United States, and subsequently been passed by many states. The law allows a person to declare a living will specifying that, if the… … Wikipedia
ill - sick — Ill and sick are both used to say that someone has a disease or some other problem with their health. Davis is ill. ...a sick child. Your uncle is very sick. Most British speakers do not use … Useful english dictionary
ill — ill1 W3S3 [ıl] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: illr] 1.) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well American Equivalent: sick ▪ Bridget can t come she s ill. ▪ I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
