next of kin

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next of kin

n. pl. next of kin

1. The person or persons most closely related by blood to another person.

2. Law

a. The closest relative of a deceased person.

b. (used with a pl. verb) The relative or relatives entitled to share in the personal property of one who dies intestate.

next of kin

a person's closest relative or relatives

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Noun

next of kin - the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person

relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"

Translations

next of kin

n pl <-> → nächster Verwandter, nächste Verwandte, nächste Verwandte pl

next of kin n → parente m/f prossimo/a

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