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family law

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: law

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Across languages

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16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: gwir ar familhoù — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 家庭法 (jiātíngfǎ) — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • Dutch: familierecht — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • Finnish: perheoikeus — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • French: droit de la famille — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • German: Familienrecht — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • Italian: diritto di famiglia — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • Polish: prawo rodzinne — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • Portuguese: direito de família — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • Spanish: derecho de familia — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • Swahili: sheria ya jamaa — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • Swahili: sheria ya familia — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • Swedish: familjerätt — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • Ukrainian: сіме́йне пра́во (siméjne právo) — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • Welsh: cyfraith teulu — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
  • Welsh: cyfraith deuluol — area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations