inlaw

[ in-law, in-law ]
/ ɪnˈlɔ, ˈɪnˌlɔ /

verb (used with object) Law.

to restore (an outlaw) to the benefits and protection of the law.

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Origin of inlaw

before 1000; Middle English inlawen,Old English inlagian.See in-1, law1

OTHER WORDS FROM inlaw

inlawry, noun

Words nearby inlaw

inland marine insurance, Inland Revenue, Inland Sea, in large measure, inlaut, inlaw, inlay, inlay graft, in-lb, in league with, in left field

Definition for inlaw (2 of 2)

in-law
[ in-law ]
/ ˈɪnˌlɔ /

noun

a relative by marriage.

Origin of in-law

First recorded in 1890–95; back formation from mother-in-law, brother-in-law, etc.
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Words related to inlaw

father, sibling, mother, cousin, folk, uncle, niece, aunt, clan, tribe, group, people, house, household, agnate, cognate, connection, blood, folks, relation

Example sentences from the Web for inlaw

  • If the clergy would give him a voluntary gift, which was in no way to be considered a tax, he agreed to inlaw them.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5|Various

  • We are going to hold you as a hostage until your Saxon master or your British father pay ransom for you, and inlaw us again.

    A Prince of Cornwall|Charles W. Whistler

  • I may not go against the word of the Moot, and inlaw you again by giving you a place.

    A Thane of Wessex|Charles W. Whistler

  • I cannot inlaw you again, Heregar; for that must needs be done in full Moot, as was the outlawry.

    A Thane of Wessex|Charles W. Whistler

British Dictionary definitions for inlaw

in-law

noun

a relative by marriage

adjective

(postpositive; in combination) related by marriagea father-in-law

Word Origin for in-law

C19: back formation from father-in-law, etc
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