Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
lineal consanguinity — The blood relationship which subsists between persons of whom one is descended in a direct line from the other; as between the son, the father and the grandfather, in the ascending line, and between the father, son, and grandson, and so on… … Ballentine's law dictionary
consanguinity — con·san·guin·i·ty /ˌkän ˌsan gwi nə tē, ˌsaŋ / n: the quality or state of being consanguineous Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. consanguinity … Law dictionary
Consanguinity — Con san*guin i*ty, n. [L. consanguinitas: cf. F. consanguintit[ e].] The relation of persons by blood, in distinction from affinity or relation by marriage; blood relationship; as, lineal consanguinity; collateral consanguinity. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
consanguinity — /konsaerjgwinatiy/ Kinship; blood relationship; the connection or relation of persons descended from the same stock or common ancestor. Consanguinity is distinguished from affinity, which is the connection existing in consequence of a marriage,… … Black's law dictionary
consanguinity — /konsaerjgwinatiy/ Kinship; blood relationship; the connection or relation of persons descended from the same stock or common ancestor. Consanguinity is distinguished from affinity, which is the connection existing in consequence of a marriage,… … Black's law dictionary
lineal — /liniyal/ That which comes in a line; especially a direct line, as from father to son. Collateral relationship is not called lineal, though the expression collateral line, is not unusual. Proceeding in direct or unbroken line, hereditary,… … Black's law dictionary
lineal — /liniyal/ That which comes in a line; especially a direct line, as from father to son. Collateral relationship is not called lineal, though the expression collateral line, is not unusual. Proceeding in direct or unbroken line, hereditary,… … Black's law dictionary
Consanguinity — Bernard Gui s Arbor genealogiae regum Francorum, showing consanguinity of the kings of France Consanguinity ( con (with/together) sanguine (blood) ity (no … Wikipedia
consanguinity — Relationship by blood. Re Bordeaux Estate, 37 Wash 2d 561, 225 P2d 433, 26 ALR2d 249. The having of the blood of some common ancestor. Biodget v Brinsmaid, 9 Vt 27, 30. See collateral consanguinity; kin; kindred; lineal consanguinity … Ballentine's law dictionary
Consanguinity — Consanguinity (in Canon Law) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Consanguinity (in Canon Law) Consanguinity is a diriment impediment of marriage as far as the fourth degree of kinship inclusive. The term consanguinity here means, within certain … Catholic encyclopedia
