| in-law | | |
| n. (person) | 1. in-law, relative-in-law | a relative by marriage. |
| ~ brother-in-law | a brother by marriage. |
| ~ daughter-in-law | the wife of your son. |
| ~ father-in-law | the father of your spouse. |
| ~ relative, relation | a person related by blood or marriage.; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" |
| ~ mother-in-law | the mother of your spouse. |
| ~ sister-in-law | the sister of your spouse. |
| ~ son-in-law | the husband of your daughter. |
| topic | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. subject, theme, topic | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion.; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ bone of contention | the subject of a dispute.; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money" |
| ~ precedent | a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time). |
| ~ question, head | the subject matter at issue.; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets" |
| ~ keynote | the principal theme in a speech or literary work. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. issue, matter, subject, topic | some situation or event that is thought about.; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" |
| ~ cognitive content, mental object, content | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ area | a subject of study.; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..." |
| ~ blind spot | a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment.; "golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it" |
| ~ remit | the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with.; "they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life" |
| ~ res adjudicata, res judicata | a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again. |
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