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family Traditionally, people who are related by blood or marriage. The term can mean many different things depending on the circumstances. Most statutes have a section devoted to “definitions” that will tell you the intended definition of words used in the law. For example, the concept of what constitutes a family may be important in zoning cases for single-family housing or apartment restrictions against non-family members living in the apartment with the tenant. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Likewise, the same person has four sets of great-grandparents, eight sets of great-great grandparents, sixteen sets of great-great-great grandparents--and so on. I considered some of the awful things my grandparents and great-grandparents had seen in their lifetimes: two world wars, killer flu, segregation, and a nuclear bomb. Most kids who are lucky enough to still have a great-grandparent have to visit them in a retirement facility. |
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