Virginia legal term
Terminal condition in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Terminal condition” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Virginia criminal code.
What does “Terminal condition” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Terminal condition" means a condition caused by injury, disease, or illness from which, to a reasonable degree of medical probability, a patient cannot recover and (i) the patient's death is imminent or (ii) the patient is in a persistent vegetative state. (Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3442.1)
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