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Meaning of assisted dying | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The administration of medical procedures to hasten an individual's death; a legal form of assisted suicide.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Sterbehilfe
Español muerte asistida
Français mort assistée
Italiano morte assistita
Português morte assistida

Examples

“I finished ECT in August 2020, and after a period of accepting there was no more treatment, I applied for assisted dying in December that year. It’s a long and complicated process. It’s not like you ask for assisted dying on a Monday and you’re dead by Friday.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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