next of kin

noun phrase

: one or more persons in the nearest degree of relationship to another person

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The identity of the deceased will be released by the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office once the next of kin has been notified. —

Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025 The victim’s identity has yet to be released following notification of next of kin. —

Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025 Key Facts Seven people have been identified by friends or family as among those killed, as law enforcement officials continue to withhold victims' identities until autopsies are completed and next of kin can be notified. —

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 Investigators have not yet released the names of the victims, as police are still notifying their next of kin. —

Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for next of kin