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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a relative by marriage;
[syn: in-law, relative-in-law]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inlaw \In*law"\, v. t. [In + law. Cf. Inlagation.] (Old Eng. Law) To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law. --Burrill.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

in-law \in"-law`\, n. A person who is related by marriage, as distinguished from a blood relative; esp. mother-in-law (the mother of one's spouse), father-in-law (the father of one's spouse), brother-in-law (the brother of one's spouse, or husband of one's spouse's sister), sister-in-law (the sister of one's spouse, or wife of one's spouse's brother). [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

-in-law \-in"-law`\, suff. A suffix meaning through marriage. See in-law. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

in-law n 1: a relative by marriage [syn: in-law, relative-in-law]