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next-of-kin

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next-of-kin
Law & medicine A term “…with two meanings 1. nearest blood relations according to the law of consanguity and 2. those entitled to take under statutory distribution of intestate's estates…(which) may include a relationship existing by  marriage, and  embrace persons, who …bear no relation of kinship at all'
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The next-of-kin card, issued by police, contains medical details and contact numbers for when a person is unconscious after an attack or accident.
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