next of kin
noun phrase
: one or more persons in the nearest degree of relationship to another person
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The latest lawsuit also raised questions about the funeral home’s management — claiming that same crematory manager had been promoted after previously allowing someone to sign off on a cremation without legal authorization from that decedent’s next of kin.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
San Joaquin County Coroner’s officials will release the woman’s name after notifying next of kin.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The identity of the person who died will be released by the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office once next of kin have been notified.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
Their identities were withheld while authorities made next of kin notifications.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
San Joaquin County Coroner’s officials will release the woman’s name after notifying next of kin.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The identity of the person who died will be released by the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office once next of kin have been notified.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
Their identities were withheld while authorities made next of kin notifications.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for next of kin
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“Next of kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next%20of%20kin. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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