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Full-blood

Defined in 7 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

United States Code

25 U.S.C. § 677A — for the purposes of this subchapter

“Full-blood” means a member of the tribe who possesses one-half degree of Ute Indian blood and a total of Indian blood in excess of one-half, excepting those who become mixed-bloods by choice under the provisions of section 677c of this title.

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A term of relation, denoting descent from the same couple. Brothers and sisters of full blood are those who are born of the same father and mother, or, as Justinian calls them, "ex utroque parente conjuneti." Nov. 118, cc. 2, 3; Mackeld. Civ. Law, § 145. The more usual term in modern law is "whole blood" {q. v.),

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

That of the sons and daughters of the same parents.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Whole blood; generally used to denote brothers and sisters who descend from the same father and mother.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A term of relation, denoting descent from the same couple. Brothers and sisters of full blood are those who are bam of the same father and mother, or, as Justinian calls them, "ex utroque parente conjuncti." Nov. 118, cc. 2, 3; Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 145. The more usual term in modern law is "whole blood," (q. v.)

Defined under Full in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A term of relation, denoting descent from the same couple. Brothers and sisters of ful/ blood are those whe are born of the sume father and mother, or, as Justinian calls them, “ex utroque purente conjuncti.” Nov. 116, cc. 2, 3; Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 145. The more usual term in modern law is “whole blood,” (qg. ©.)

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

(or WHOLE BLOOD.) A term of relation, denoting descent from the same couple. Brothers and sisters of fall blood are those who are bom of the same father and mother, or, as Justinian calls them, ex utroque parente conjuncti. Nov, 118, c. 2, 3. 1 Mackeld. Citnl Law, 140, § 132. The more usual term in modern law is whole blood, (q. v.)