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relations
re·la·tion R0136000 (rĭ-lā′shən)n.1. A logical or natural association between two or more things; relevance of one to another; connection: the relation between smoking and heart disease.2. The connection of people by blood or marriage; kinship.3. A person connected to another by blood or marriage; a relative.4. The way in which one person or thing is connected with another: the relation of parent to child.5. relationsa. The mutual dealings or connections of persons, groups, or nations in social, business, or diplomatic matters: international relations.b. Sexual intercourse.6. a. The act of telling or narrating.b. A narrative; an account.7. Mathematics A correspondence between two sets, consisting of a set of ordered pairs, the first element of each of which is from the first set, and the second element of each of which is from the second set. If A = {1,2} and B = {3,4}, then {(1,3), (1,4)} is a relation from A to B.8. Law The principle by which an action done on a certain date is treated as having been done on an earlier date. Also called relation back.Idiom: in relation to In reference to; in connection with: This letter from the bank is in relation to your mortgage.relations (rɪˈleɪʃənz) pl n1. social, political, or personal connections or dealings between or among individuals, groups, nations, etc: to enjoy good relations. 2. family or relatives3. euphemistic sexual intercourseThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  relations - mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groupsdealingssocial relation - a relation between living organisms (especially between people) |
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EncyclopediaSeerelationRelations
RELATIONS, kindred. In its most extensive signification, this term includes all the kindred of the person spoken of. In a more limited sense, it signifies those persons who are entitled as next of kin under the statute of distribution.
2. A legacy to "relations" generally, or to "relations by blood or marriage," without enumerating any of them, will, therefore, entitle to a share, such of the testator's relatives as would be entitled under the statute of distribution's in the event of intestacy. 1 Madd. Ch. R. 45; 1 Bro. C. C. 33. See the cases referred to under the word Relations, article Construction.
3. Relations to either of the parties, even beyond the ninth degree, have been holden incapable to serve on juries. 3 Chit. Pr. 795, note c.
4. Relationship or affinity is no objection to a witness, unless in the case of husband and wife. See Witness. relations
Synonyms for relationsnoun mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groupsSynonymsRelated Words |