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domest. relat. He who is born from the same father and mother with another, or from one of them only. 2. Brothers are of the whole blood, when they are born of the same father and mother, and of the half blood, when they are the issue of one of them only. 3. In the civil law, when they are the children of the same father and mother, they are called brothers germain; when they … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
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TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
The territory on the north west coast of North America, once known by the designation of "New Caledonia." Its government is provided for by 21 & 22 Vict. c. 99. Vancouver Island is united to it by the 29 & 30 Vict c. 67. See 33 & 34 Vict. c. 66. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
domestic relat. The brother of a wife, or the husband of a sister. There is no relationship, in the former case, between the husband and the brother-in-law, nor in the latter, between the brother and the husband of the sister; there is only affinity between them. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition A wife's brother or a sister's husband. There is not any relationship, … [Read more...]
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