A wife in law only, such as one who has abandoned her husband / A wife who provides domestic or social support, but not love or affection

Indicates disapproval of a situation.

plural of grandmother-in-law

A grandmother of one's spouse.

A grandfather of one's spouse.

An adage which states that if anything can go wrong, then it will at the worst possible moment.

(law, uncountable) A system of law centered on the sacred character of the cosmos. / (law, countable) An individual law of this kind.

(law) The body of now archaic legal terms used in the United Kingdom descended from the Anglo-Norman dialect of Old French.

(law) The area of law pertaining to the relationships between private persons (natural or legal persons including corporations), as opposed to relations between the state and private persons.

plural of niece-in-law