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    In-law
    /ˈinlô/

    noun

    • 1. a relative by marriage: "we were staying with my in-laws"
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  3. May 2, 2023 · : a relative by marriage. Examples of in-law in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web In the late fall of 2018, about 20 weeks pregnant with my first daughter, my husband and I traveled to Hawaii’s Big Island with my in-laws and his siblings.

  4. a parent of your husband or wife or a member of his or her family: He's spending the holiday with his in-laws. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Family: non-blood relations. auntie. blended family. brother-in-law. co-brother. co-sister.

  5. An in-law is someone who is a relative because of marriage, like your husband's sister or your wife's father. You can refer to your spouse's entire family as your in-laws. In some countries, a married woman moves in with her in-laws, symbolically becoming part of their family.

  6. in-laws. British English: in-laws / ˈɪnlɔːz / NOUN. Your in-laws are the parents and close relatives of your husband or wife. He spent the weekend with his in-laws. American English: in-laws / ˈɪnlɒz /. Arabic: عَائِلَةُ الزَّوْج.

  7. Inlaw definition: to restore (an outlaw) to the benefits and protection of the law.. See examples of INLAW used in a sentence.

  8. In-law definition: to restore (an outlaw) to the benefits and protection of the law.. See examples of IN-LAW used in a sentence.

  9. in-laws. noun. /ˈɪn lɔːz/. /ˈɪn lɔːz/. [plural] (informal) your relatives by marriage, especially the parents of your husband or wife. We're visiting my in-laws on Sunday. Wordfinder. Topics Family and relationships b2.