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fifth degree n: the grade sometimes given to the least serious form of a crimetheft in the fifth degree
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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fifth degree of kinship — The degree of kinship between a deceased intestate and the children of decedent s first cousin, sometimes designated as first cousins once removed , is in the fifth degree . Simonton v. Edmunds, 202 S.C. 397, 25 S.E.2d 284, 285 … Black's law dictionary
fifth degree of kinship — The degree of kinship between a deceased intestate and the children of decedent s first cousin, sometimes designated as first cousins once removed , is in the fifth degree . Simonton v. Edmunds, 202 S.C. 397, 25 S.E.2d 284, 285 … Black's law dictionary
fifth degree of kinship — A second cousin under the civil law method of computing degrees of kinship which has been adopted in most American jurisdictions. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 48 … Ballentine's law dictionary
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