jIH:
> But if the wife of someone is his
> {pal'ar} too, then obviously this word
> can't be defined as "relative".
ghunchu'wI:
> Why not? Spouses are relatives.
> That's by explicit legal definition in many
> US jurisdictions, and by what I think is
> common sense everywhere
To be honest, I don't know how the term "relative" is legally defined in Greece, but I know for certain that if you say in Greek "my wife is a/my relative" then you'll be understood as if you are in an incestuous marriage.