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noun
The right of citizenship in a nation acquired by being born to a parent or parents with citizenship in that nation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legal principle, judicial principle, judicial doctrine
History
From Latin iūs (“law”) + sanguinis (“of blood”).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
