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Simple English definitions for legal terms

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A quick definition of affinity:

Affinity refers to a close agreement or relationship between two people who are related by marriage. It is the connection that one spouse has to the blood relatives of the other spouse. For example, a husband is related by affinity to his wife's brother, but not to the wife of his wife's brother. There are different types of affinity, such as collateral affinity, direct affinity, quasi-affinity, and secondary affinity.

A more thorough explanation:

Affinity is a word that can mean a few different things:

  1. A close agreement between things or people.
  2. The relationship that one spouse has to the blood relatives of the other spouse; this is called direct affinity.
  3. Any familial relation resulting from a marriage; this is called secondary affinity.

For example, if a woman is married to a man, her brother is related to her husband by direct affinity. If the woman's sister marries the man's brother, then the woman and her sister are related to each other by secondary affinity.

It's important to note that there is no affinity between the blood relatives of one spouse and the blood relatives of the other. For example, there is no affinity between the husband's brother and the wife's sister.

affinitas affinitatis | affirmance

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@BigStrongBug: i saw that bug, they buggin!!!
renard99
14:39
I also got Penn WL
14:40
@Ineedabadbleep: american does not update on lawhub
@cumsock: 3.6 UGPA and 164 LSAT
cumsock
14:40
wow congrats was that rd
@cumsock: i also had rlly good recs and good personal statement, also extensive resume
14:40
@Ineedabadbleep: okay we are stats twins kinda (if u count urm boost)
[] starfishies
14:40
they said ed earlier
Trismegistus
14:40
god i hope i evade this R or I will spiral aha
14:41
do u think we will get into emory bleep
ReminiscentZestyFish
14:41
Some of these Penn WL's got crazy stats
cumsock
14:41
maybe i shouldve ed'd somewhere fook
[] starfishies
14:41
does bc offer scholly in the A email?
jackfrost11770
14:41
Oh I got WL, I didn't see it in the status. Wild lmfao no one's getting off it I guess
lilypadfrog
14:42
wow huge penn wave. I think i applied too late to be in this
@jackfrost11770: penn waitlist?
14:42
lilypad when did u apply
14:42
i am dreading the penn r
@PuppyBot: oh ok makes sense
renard99
14:43
@jackfrost11770: It's traditionally tough to get off it but not impossible. Their waitlist isn't ranked so it's certainly within reach if you're interested enough
lilypadfrog
14:43
@ChowieBean: end of nov
i applied nov. 15 lily
or 12th
renard99
14:43
Also Jack ik you and I haven't talked in a bit but we have similar stats, backgrounds, WE. If you ever want solace in this messy process text me on Discord
14:44
im still in the queue to be reviewed for penn so
lilypadfrog
14:44
@SplitterusClitterus: I applied like two weeks later. It was one of my last apps
jackfrost11770
14:44
I mean I think you're more likely to get WL than R at UPenn lmao, I'm taking it as an R whatever
ReminiscentZestyFish
14:45
Tru
GreyCeaselessMammoth
14:45
notHim at it again
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notHim is a born WINNER
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