Catastrophic Illness Insurance — A type of insurance that protects the insured, in the event of specified major health events, during a defined period of time. Catastrophic illness insurance coverage is usually a lump sum, and can be full or partial depending on the condition… … Investment dictionary
catastrophic illness — noun severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and doctors and medicines • Hypernyms: ↑illness, ↑unwellness, ↑malady, ↑sickness … Useful english dictionary
catastrophic — adjective extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin (Freq. 1) a catastrophic depression catastrophic illness a ruinous course of action • Syn: ↑ruinous • Similar to: ↑harmful … Useful english dictionary
catastrophic — cat·a·stroph·ic (kăt ə strŏfʹĭk) adj. 1. Of, relating to, or involving a catastrophe. 2. Involving or resulting in substantial, often ruinous medical expense: a catastrophic illness. cat a·strophʹi·cal·ly adv. * * * … Universalium
illness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly, fatal, incurable, terminal ▪ catastrophic (AmE, law), critical, dangerous, debilitating, devastating … Collocations dictionary
catastrophic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ADVERB ▪ absolutely, truly ▪ potentially PREPOSITION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
catastrophic — cat·a·stroph·ic .kat ə sträf ik adj 1) of, relating to, resembling, or resulting in catastrophe 2) of an illness financially ruinous … Medical dictionary
CICRFC — Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission (Community » Unions) … Abbreviations dictionary
unwellness — noun impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism • Syn: ↑illness, ↑malady, ↑sickness • Ant: ↑wellness, ↑wellness (for: ↑illness) … Useful english dictionary
Consent (criminal) — In the criminal law, consent may be an excuse and prevent the defendant from incurring liability for what was done. For a more general discussion, see Dennis J. Baker, The Moral Limits of Consent as a Defense in the Criminal Law, 11(4) New… … Wikipedia
Consent (criminal law) — Criminal defenses Pa … Wikipedia
