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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.



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The traditional (nuclear) definition of a family unit is becoming less common in our society.
1 -- color in AV edition only) A woman sits with her child Wednesday in a family unit at the Lancaster Community Shelter, where 13 more family units will soon be built.
Christy firmly believes in the importance of dining as a family because it strengthens the family unit.
 
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