noun
Meaning 1
One who is within the domain or protection of the law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: outlaw
Standard Lemma guide
inlaw
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɪnlɔː/
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rhymes with -ɪnlɔː
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/ɪnˈlɔː/
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rhymes with -ɔː
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N L AO1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: IH1 N L AO2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of in-law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To clear of outlawry or attainder, to return to the protection of the law
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical, transitive
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English inlaghe, inlage, from the verb (see above).
See in-law.
From Middle English inlawen, inlaghen, from Old English inlagian, ġeinlagian (“to restore to the protection of the law, inlaw”), equivalent to in- + law.