Affinity (law)

"In-law" redirects here. For other uses, see In-law (disambiguation).

For mathematical formulas describing fluid flow, see Affinity laws.

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Anthropology of kinship
Basic concepts Kinship Affinity Consanguinity Incest taboo Endogamy Exogamy Polyandry Bride service Bride price Dowry Parallel & cross cousins Cousin marriage Joking relationship Lineage, Clan Fictive kinship Milk kinship Descent Cognatic / Bilateral descent Matrilateral / Patrilateral descent Ambi-, Uni-, Matri-, Patrilineality Avunculate Household forms Nuclear family Extended family Gender Third gender
Kinship terminology Kinship terminology Classificatory terminologies Iroquois kinship Crow kinship Omaha kinship Eskimo kinship Hawaiian kinship Sudanese kinship Dravidian kinship
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Social and cultural anthropology

In law and in cultural anthropology, affinity, as distinguished from consanguinity, is kinship by marriage. It is the relation which each party to a marriage bears to the kindred of the other. In English, affinity is usually signified by adding "-in-law" to the degree of kinship. In addition to kinship by marriage, "affinity" can sometimes also include kinship by adoption.

See also

• Affinity (canon law)
• Consanguinity
• Kinship

References

• See Affinity (In the Bible) an article from the Catholic Encyclopedia
•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.