Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Cousin

1. A child of one's aunt or uncle. - Also termed first cousin; full cousin; cousin-german. 2. A relative descended from one's ancestor (such as a grandparent) by two or more steps in a diverging line. 3. Any distant relative by blood or marriage; a kinsman or kinswoman.

cater cousin

A distant relative. ( The term derives from the French quatrecousin, meaning a cousin in the fourth degree.

cousin once removed

1. A child of one's cousin. 2. A cousin of one's parent.

cousin twice removed

1. A grandchild of one's cousin. 2. A cousin of one's grandparent.

cousin-german

See GERMAN.

cousin-german.

A first cousin; a child of a full sibling of one's mother or father.

cousin-in-law

1. A husband or wife of one's cousin. 2. A cousin of one's husband or one's wife.

first cousin

see COUSIN (1)

full cousin

See COUSIN (1).

second cousin

A person related to another by descending from the same great-grandfather or great-grandmother.

third cousin

A person related to another by descending from the same great-great-grandfather or great-great-grandmother.