Their closest relations were with men, for whom they handled occasional rubouts.

He's my closest relation and he has been very kind since my parents died.

To see them take the form of animals, signifies that enemies will separate you from your closest relations.

If he is out of reach, his closest male relation must suffer the penalty instead.

The acrimony of his professional life spilled over into his closest relations.

The closest relations appear to be the Nanoviridae but further work is required to clarify this point.

The closest relations to this genus appear to be the avulaviruses.

Schellenberg, with his group, is operating out of Lisbon in closest relation to the same purpose.

And the first lesson I learned was how to make contact with my closest human relation: my wife.

The closest relations were during the Fatimid period in Egypt.