Meanings
nounfamily law (uncountable)
- uncountablelawThe area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations.
Near-synonym: personal law (not always differentiated)
Synonyms: personal law
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations.
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Chinese Mandarin 家庭法
- 家庭法 (jiātíngfǎ)area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
Dutch familierecht
- familierechtarea of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
Finnish perheoikeus
- perheoikeusarea of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
French droit de la famille
- droit de la famillearea of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
German Familienrecht
- Familienrechtarea of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
Italian diritto di famiglia
- diritto di famigliaarea of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
Polish prawo rodzinne
- prawo rodzinnearea of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
Portuguese direito de família
- direito de famíliaarea of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
Spanish derecho de familia
- derecho de familiaarea of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
Swahili sheria ya jamaa, sheria ya familia
- sheria ya jamaaarea of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
- sheria ya familiaarea of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
Swedish familjerätt
- familjerättarea of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
Ukrainian сіме́йне пра́во
- сіме́йне пра́во (siméjne právo)area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
Welsh cyfraith teulu, cyfraith deuluol
- cyfraith teuluarea of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
- cyfraith deuluolarea of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations
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APA
family law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20law
MLA
“family law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20law. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “family law,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20law.
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