in extremis

in extremis
adjective approaching death, at one's end, at the conclusion of life, at the last stage, at the point of death, at the termination of life, during the last moments of life, dying, expiring, in one's last moments, in the final moments of life, in the jaws of death, moribund, near death, near one's end, on one's deathbed, passing away, terminally ill, under a sense of impending death associated concepts: dying declaration, gift causa mortis

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


in extremis
adv.
(Latin) At the outermost limits; at the point of death; in extreme difficulty.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


in extremis
'in the final illness'.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


in extremis
Facing imminent death.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


in extremis
Latin Upon the point of dying.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


in extremis
(Latin: In extremity.)
A term used in reference to the last illness prior to death.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


in extremis
I
[Latin, In extremity.] A term used in reference to the last illness prior to death.
II At point of death; in extremity.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

in extremis
[in ex-tree-miss]
adj.
   from Latin, facing imminent death.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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