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;<span class="noglossary">advance</span> directive: Written <span class="noglossary">instructions</span> about what health care a person wants or does not want in the future if a <span class="noglossary">decision needs to be made and they’re incapable of making it. Sometimes called a "living will."
;<span class="noglossary">advance</span> directive: Written <span class="noglossary">instructions</span> about what health care a person wants or does not want in the future if a <span class="noglossary">decision needs to be made and they’re incapable of making it. Sometimes called a "living will."


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;equality: The same status, rights, and responsibilities for all the members of a society or group.  
;equality: The same status, rights, and responsibilities for all the members of a society or group.  


;eviction: The act of forcing someone to leave a rental property.
;eviction: The act of making someone leave a rental property.


;evidence: Information used in a legal proceeding to try to prove something.   
;evidence: Information used in a legal proceeding to try to prove something.   
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