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next of kin
–noun
1.a person's nearest relative or relatives: The newspaper did not publish the names of casualties until the next of kin had been notified.
2.Law. the nearest relative or relatives who share in the estate of a person who dies intestate.
[Origin: 1760–70]
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next of kin  
n.   pl. next of kin
  1. The person or persons most closely related by blood to another person.
  2. Law
    1. The closest relative of a deceased person.
    2. (used with a pl. verb) The relative or relatives entitled to share in the personal property of one who dies intestate.

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next of kin

noun
the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
next of kin
one's nearest relative(s)
Arabic: أقْرَب الأقارِب
Chinese (Simplified): 最近的亲属
Chinese (Traditional): 最近的親屬
Czech: nejbližší příbuzný
Danish: nærmeste
Dutch: naaste verwante
Estonian: lähedalt sugulane
Finnish: lähiomainen
French: le plus proche parent
German: der, *die nächste Verwandte
Greek: οι πλησιέστεροι συγγενείς
Hungarian: legközelebbi hozzátartozó
Icelandic: nánasti ættingi
Indonesian: keluarga terdekat
Italian: parente più prossimo*
Japanese: 最近親者
Latvian: tuvākais radinieks
Lithuanian: artimiausias giminė
Norwegian: nærmeste slektning(er)
Polish: najbliższa rodzina
Portuguese (Brazil): parente mais próximo
Portuguese (Portugal): parente mais próximo
Romanian: ruda cea mai apropiată
Russian: ближайший родственник
Slovak: najbližší príbuzný
Slovenian: najbližji sorodnik
Spanish: pariente más próximo
Swedish: närmaste anhörig
Turkish: en yakın akraba
See also: kinsfolk, kinsman, kin, "next of kin" in any language

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