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What is a brother-in-law?

What is a brother-in-law? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A male relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:
    1. The brother of one's spouse.
    2. The husband of one's sibling.
  2. (uncommon) Co-brother-in-law: A male relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage:
    1. The husband of the sibling of one's spouse.
    2. The brother of the spouse of one's sibling.
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His two cousins, two uncles, a brother and a brother-in-law were all killed fighting in Indian Kashmir.
Her brother-in-law, the dashing, doltish Edward, almost brought the house down.
She dedicated her lavish folio volume, in large print, to her brother-in-law, Sir Charles Cavendish, in gratitude.
My brother-in-law, my sister's husband, is an American Airlines pilot who flies out of Boston.
So this could include two brothers fighting or a brother-in-law snatching his sister-in-law's purse.
It seems the porky guard's brother-in-law can pull strings on the parole board, and good boxers can write their ticket to an early parole.

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