inlaw
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- inlawry noun
Etymology
Origin of inlaw
before 1000; Middle English inlawen, Old English inlagian. See in- 1, law 1
Example Sentences
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He is, in fact, the maverick inlaw, an ambitious man whose efforts to go his own way have created a longstanding coolness between himself and some of the Kennedy family members.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unlike the audience, she is consumed with curiosity and foreboding about her missing inlaw.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though Sheldon wants nothing to do with his inlaw, he soon becomes his unwitting accomplice.
From Time Magazine Archive
Presently, Smith is undertaking an important assignment from his White House inlaw.
From Time Magazine Archive
I may not go against the word of the Moot, and inlaw you again by giving you a place.
From A Thane of Wessex by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
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