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PROHIBITED DEGREES

\pɹəhˈɪbɪtɪd dɪɡɹˈiːz], \pɹəhˈɪbɪtɪd dɪɡɹˈiːz], \p_ɹ_ə_h_ˈɪ_b_ɪ_t_ɪ_d d_ɪ_ɡ_ɹ_ˈiː_z]\

Definitions of PROHIBITED DEGREES

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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Those degrees of relationship by consanguinity which are so close that marriage between persons related to each other in any of such degrees is forbidden by law. See State v. Guiton, 51 La. Ann. 155. 24 South. 784.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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