Legal Definition and Related Resources of Blood Relationship

The meaning of blood relationship is clear when it describes the relationship existing between two or more persons who stand in lawful descent from a common ancestor . Half-blood is a term denoting the degree of relationship which exists between those that have the same father or the same mother, but not both parents in common. Mixed blood refers to a person who is descended from ancestors of different races or nationalities. Whole blood is kinship by descent from the same father and mother.

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Blood Relationship in Historical Law

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• See consanguinity.