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next of kin

noun

  1. a person's nearest relative or relatives
  2. Law
    1. those persons who may be entitled by statute to share in the estate of one who dies without a will
    2. sometimes, the nearest blood relative as defined by statute

next of kin Law Definition

n

The individual(s) of closest consanguinity to a decedent.

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