närstående

nära +‎ stående

närstående

1. closely related

närstående c

1. a close relative, a closely related person, a family member

   Detta kan påverka den närståendes egen hälsa.

   This can impact the relative's own health.

• The word is used in various Swedish laws and court sentences, with slightly differing definitions, as the Wikipedia article explains.
• On its way from adjective to noun (en närstående person → en närstående), a proper definite form declension (närståenden) is very rare. It is often avoided as in the example sentence.

• anhörig

• närstående in Svensk ordbok.