next of kin
noun phrase
: one or more persons in the nearest degree of relationship to another person
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Police did not immediately release any information about the victims but said their next of kin are being notified.
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Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
The victim is a white male in his 20's, but he has not been identified pending notification of next of kin, according to Mauk.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 16 Aug. 2024
The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office did not release the man’s name pending confirmation of their identity and notification of their next of kin.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
No additional information about the shooting has been released, and authorities are withholding the victim’s identity until their next of kin has been notified.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
The victim is a white male in his 20's, but he has not been identified pending notification of next of kin, according to Mauk.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 16 Aug. 2024
The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office did not release the man’s name pending confirmation of their identity and notification of their next of kin.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
No additional information about the shooting has been released, and authorities are withholding the victim’s identity until their next of kin has been notified.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Next of kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next%20of%20kin. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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