Phrase guide
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noun
The right of nationality or citizenship acquired by being born in that place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: birthright citizenship
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth
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”) + solī (“of soil”).
