Legal Definitions - demi-sangue

DEMI-SANGUE

Demi-sangue (pronounced dem-ee-sang) is a term from Law French that means half-blood. It refers to someone who has a mixed heritage, with one parent from one ethnic or racial group and the other parent from a different group. The term can apply to either the father's or the mother's side of the family.

An example of a demi-sangue would be a person whose father is French and mother is Japanese. Another example would be a person whose mother is African American and father is Irish.

These examples illustrate the definition of demi-sangue because they both involve individuals who have parents from different ethnic or racial backgrounds. In both cases, the person is considered to be half-blood or demi-sangue because they have inherited traits from both sides of their family.