inlaw
[ in-law, in-law ]
/ ɪnˈlɔ, ˈɪnˌlɔ /
verb (used with object) Law.
to restore (an outlaw) to the benefits and protection of the law.
OTHER WORDS FROM inlaw
in·law·ry, nounWords nearby inlaw
inland marine insurance,
inland revenue,
inland sea,
inlander,
inlaut,
inlaw,
inlay,
inlay graft,
inlet,
inlier,
inline
Definition for inlaw (2 of 2)
in-law
[ in-law ]
/ ˈɪnˌlɔ /
noun
a relative by marriage.
Origin of in-law
1890–95; back formation from
mother-in-law,
brother-in-law, etc.
Example sentences from the Web for inlaw
If the clergy would give him a voluntary gift, which was in no way to be considered a tax, he agreed to inlaw them.
We are going to hold you as a hostage until your Saxon master or your British father pay ransom for you, and inlaw us again.
A Prince of Cornwall |Charles W. WhistlerI may not go against the word of the Moot, and inlaw you again by giving you a place.
A Thane of Wessex |Charles W. WhistlerI cannot inlaw you again, Heregar; for that must needs be done in full Moot, as was the outlawry.
A Thane of Wessex |Charles W. Whistler
British Dictionary definitions for inlaw
in-law
noun
a relative by marriage
adjective
(postpositive; in combination)
related by marriage
a father-in-law
Word Origin for in-law
C19: back formation from
father-in-law, etc