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  2. Hindustani kinship terms - Wikipedia

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    The kinship terms of Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) differ from the English system in certain respects. [1] In the Hindustani system, kin terms are based on gender, [2] and the difference between some terms is the degree of respect. [3] Moreover, "In Hindi and Urdu kinship terms there is clear distinction between the blood relations and affinal ...

  3. Sapinda - Wikipedia

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    Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, [1] section 3 on definitions defines Sapinda in sub-section (f); as mentioned below: (i) “Sapinda relationship” with reference to any person extends as far as the third generation (inclusive) in the line of ascent through the mother, and the fifth (inclusive) in the line of ascent through the father, the line being traced upward in each case from the person ...

  4. Kinship terminology - Wikipedia

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    Kinship terminology is the system used in languages to refer to the persons to whom an individual is related through kinship.Different societies classify kinship relations differently and therefore use different systems of kinship terminology; for example, some languages distinguish between consanguine and affinal uncles (i.e. the brothers of one's parents and the husbands of the sisters of ...

  5. California requires hospitals to turn to a patient’s next of ...

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    California is late to making the change; 45 other states and D.C. already have next-of-kin laws.

  6. List of family name affixes - Wikipedia

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    de – "the" 's – "of the"; contraction of des, genitive case of the definite article de.Example: 's Gravesande. 't – "the"; contraction of the neuter definite article het.

  7. Justice Department to assist Jackson, Hinds Co. coroner on ...

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    The U.S. Department of Justice announced via a Thursday press release that the department will provide "technical assistance" to the Jackson Police Department and the Hinds County Coroner's Office ...

  8. Next of Kin - Wikipedia

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    Next of kin is a person's closest living blood relative or relatives. Next of Kin may also refer to: Film and television. The Next of Kin, a 1942 British film ...

  9. Kinship - Wikipedia

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    While normal kin-terms discussed above denote a relationship between two entities (e.g. the word 'sister' denotes the relationship between the speaker or some other entity and another feminine entity who shares the parents of the former), trirelational kin-terms—also known as triangular, triadic, ternary, and shared kin-terms—denote a ...