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Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

Degree of consanguinity

Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English vol.
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Degree of consanguinity  (DEGREE of consanguinity)


In many countries a minimum age at marriage 1 is laid down by law. The age differs from country to country and may be different for the two sexes. Marriages among persons closely related by blood are called consanguineous marriages 2 and are generally prohibited by either law or custom. Persons who are forbidden to marry one another for these reasons are said to be within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity 3. More...