### Question
What does relative mean?


### Answer
**Relative** has the following meaning in *18 U.S.C. § 4082*:

> a spouse, child (including stepchild, adopted child or child as to whom the prisoner, though not a natural parent, has acted in the place of a parent), parent (including a person who, though not a natural parent, has acted in the place of a parent), brother, or sister.

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 4082*
  - Heading: **PART III-PRISONS AND PRISONERS > CHAPTER 305-COMMITMENT AND TRANSFER**

