Simple English definitions for legal terms
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A kinsman is someone who is related to you by blood or marriage. This means they are your family members, like your parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and even your in-laws. A kinsman can also be someone who is related to you through adoption. There are different types of kinsmen, such as blood relatives who share a common ancestor, collateral relatives who are not in the direct line of descent, and relatives by affinity who are related through marriage. A half-brother or half-sister is an example of a relative of the half blood.
A kinsman is a relative who is connected to another person by blood or affinity.
John's uncle is his kinsman because they are related by blood. Sarah's cousin is her kinsman because they are collateral relatives. Tom's mother-in-law is his kinsman by affinity because they are related through marriage. Mary's half-sister is her kinsman of the half blood because they share one common ancestor.
These examples illustrate how a kinsman can be related to another person in different ways, such as through blood, marriage, or adoption.