surviving relative

collocation in English

meaningsofsurvivingandrelative

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surviving
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səˈvaɪ.vɪŋ/us
/sɚˈvaɪ.vɪŋ/
continuing to live ...
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relative
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
a member of ...
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(Definition ofsurvivingandrelativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsurviving relative

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The period in question would affect onesurvivingrelative, but no dependants.
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I must point out to him that the expression "permission of asurvivingrelative", which he used is not strictly accurate.
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Secondly, where there is no son and nosurvivingrelative, there is surely a case— is there not?
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In practice, that gives asurvivingrelativethe legal right to stop the process going ahead.
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That sounds fine, until one realises, how wide the term "survivingrelative" goes.
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The wife would take about £19,000 or, perhaps, £20,000 and, the only othersurvivingrelativebeing a nephew, £100,000 of the estate would go to him.
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It may be very difficult and time-consuming to establish that there is no reason to believe that neither the dead person nor anysurvivingrelativewould object.
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For example, if the body is lying in a hospital, and there is evidence of his wish, there is no question of asurvivingrelativehaving a veto over it.
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What does "anysurvivingrelative" mean?
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By proximity of blood, she was the closestsurvivingrelativeof the last duke.
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She is presently trying to trace the original owners of the works, and their surviving relatives.
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In addition to the obvious military advantages, conclusively identifying the remains of missing service personnel is highly beneficial to the surviving relatives.
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Her parents had moved from there originally and most of her surviving relatives still live in the area.
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Consumption was thought to be caused by the deceased consuming the life of their surviving relatives.
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The purpose of the medium is to provide some evidence that a human has survived by describing the person to their surviving relatives.
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Kin selection explains altruism through genetic relationships, whereby an altruistic behaviour leading to death is rewarded by the survival of genetic copies distributed among surviving relatives.
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The image is sent to the nether world, where the disembodied spirit is deemed to enter it, and give the desired information to surviving relatives on its return.
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