terminally ill

idiom

: having a disease that cannot be cured and will cause death

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Original laws in Canada, Belgium, and the Netherlands legalizing assisted suicide for the terminally ill have been expanded to cover those with chronic and mental ailments. Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 7 July 2025 Advocates say these laws spare the terminally ill from unnecessary suffering. Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 The law allows terminally ill patients with six months or less to live to request life-ending medication from their doctors. Paul Fillinger, Mercury News, 18 June 2025 The film tells the story of two parents who will do anything to save the life of their terminally ill son, employing experimental nanotechnology that starts to show signs of success but at a dark cost. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for terminally ill

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“Terminally ill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terminally%20ill. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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