In law and in cultural
anthropologyAnthropology is the study of human beings, everywhere and throughout time....
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affinity, as distinguished from
consanguinityConsanguinity refers to the property of being from the same lineage as another person. In that respect, consanguinity is the quality of being descended from the same ancestor as another person...
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kinshipKinship is a relationship between any entities that share a genealogical origin, through either biological, cultural, or historical descent. In anthropology the kinship system includes people related both by descent and marriage, while usage in biology includes descent and mating...
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marriageMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
. It is the relation which each party to a marriage bears to the kindred of the other. It is usually signified by adding "-in-law" to their degree of kinship.
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In law and in cultural
anthropologyAnthropology is the study of human beings, everywhere and throughout time....
,
affinity, as distinguished from
consanguinityConsanguinity refers to the property of being from the same lineage as another person. In that respect, consanguinity is the quality of being descended from the same ancestor as another person...
, is
kinshipKinship is a relationship between any entities that share a genealogical origin, through either biological, cultural, or historical descent. In anthropology the kinship system includes people related both by descent and marriage, while usage in biology includes descent and mating...
by
marriageMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
. It is the relation which each party to a marriage bears to the kindred of the other. It is usually signified by adding "-in-law" to their degree of kinship.