brother-in-law
/ˈbɹʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/
UK: /ˈbɹʌðəɹ ɪn ˌlɔː/
brother-in-law
English
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Definition
A male relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:
Etymology
From Middle English brother-in-lawe; equivalent to brother + -in-law.
Example Sentences
- "The US Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its insider trading investigation into stock trades made by then-Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law at the outset of the pandemic, the former senator announced Friday."
- "He was appalled by trench conditions and the prolongation of the war, a disillusionment further encouraged by the Easter rising, in which his brother-in-law, Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (qv), was murdered by a deranged Anglo–Irish officer, J. C. Bowen-Colthurst (qv)."
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