AFFINITAS AFFINITATIS
\ɐfˈɪnɪtəz ɐfˌɪnɪtˈɑːtiz], \ɐfˈɪnɪtəz ɐfˌɪnɪtˈɑːtiz], \ɐ_f_ˈɪ_n_ɪ_t_ə_z ɐ_f_ˌɪ_n_ɪ_t_ˈɑː_t_i_z]\
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That connexion between two persons which has neither consanguinity nor affinity; as, the connexion between the hushand's brother and the wife's sister. This connexion is formed not between the parties themselves, nor between one of spouses and the kinsmen of the other, but between the kinsmen of both. Ersk. Inst. B, 1, tit. 6, s. 8.
By John Bouvier
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