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next of kin definition

next of kin

  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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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