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Next of kin

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003398

The closest living blood relatives of a deceased person, determined by statutes of descent and distribution. These individuals have legal priority for inheriting property if there is no will, and for making decisions regarding the deceased's remains. The specific order of priority varies by jurisdiction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003398
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003398",
  "term": "Next of kin",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The closest living blood relatives of a deceased person, determined by statutes of descent and distribution. These individuals have legal priority for inheriting property if there is no will, and for making decisions regarding the deceased's remains. The specific order of priority varies by jurisdiction.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/next-of-kin/"
}

Record 3,377 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.