An individual with unreceptivity and unresponsivity,no movements or breathing,no reflexes,and a flat EEG reading for 24 hours meets the criteria for __________ death.

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The criteria described in the question meet the definition of legal death. Legal death is declared when a person meets the criteria for brain death, which is determined by a set of standardized tests for brain function. This differs from clinical death, which is the cessation of heart and lung functions, and biological death, which refers to the irreversible process of cellular death in the body.

An Individual with Unreceptivity and Unresponsivity,no Movements or Breathing,no Reflexes,and