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Next Of Kin

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Noun

1. next of kin

the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Next Of Kin

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noun
a person's closest relative or relatives

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Next Of Kin

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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Next Of Kin

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n. pl. next of kin
A person's closest living relative, often entitled to inherit the personal property, and in some cases the real property, of the deceased, if that person dies intestate.

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