consanguinity

  • 11Consanguinity — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Relations of kindred. < N PARAG:Consanguinity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 consanguinity consanguinity relationship kindred blood Sgm: N 1 parentage parentage &c.(paternity) 166 Sgm: N 1 filiation filiation affiliation …

    English dictionary for students

  • 12consanguinity — /konsaerjgwinatiy/ Kinship; blood relationship; the connection or relation of persons descended from the same stock or common ancestor. Consanguinity is distinguished from affinity, which is the connection existing in consequence of a marriage,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 13consanguinity — /konsaerjgwinatiy/ Kinship; blood relationship; the connection or relation of persons descended from the same stock or common ancestor. Consanguinity is distinguished from affinity, which is the connection existing in consequence of a marriage,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 14consanguinity — A consanguine relationship is a kin relationship based on descent from a common (male or female) ancestor, who may not necessarily be a blood relation. Social anthropologists point out that fictive relationships can be just as important as actual …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 15consanguinity — Relationship by blood. Re Bordeaux Estate, 37 Wash 2d 561, 225 P2d 433, 26 ALR2d 249. The having of the blood of some common ancestor. Biodget v Brinsmaid, 9 Vt 27, 30. See collateral consanguinity; kin; kindred; lineal consanguinity …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 16Consanguinity (in Canon Law) — • The term here means, within certain limitations defined by the law of nature, the positive law of God, or the supreme authority of State or Church, the blood relationship (cognatio naturalis), or the natural bond between persons descended from… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 17consanguinity, collateral — n. The relationship between those who share an ancestor but are not descended in the same line, such as the relationship between aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, and cousins. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of… …

    Law dictionary

  • 18consanguinity, lineal — n. Kinship between people descended in a direct line from one another, such as the relationship between parent and child and grandchild. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

    Law dictionary

  • 19consanguinity — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being consanguineous 2. a close relation or connection …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 20consanguinity — noun /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪti/ A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent. A blood relationship …

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