(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:26:47

In*law" (?), v. t. [In + law. Cf. Inlagation.] Old Eng.Law

To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law.

Burrill.

<-- In"-law. A person who is related by marriage, as distinguished from a blood relative; esp. mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law -->

 

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