dual citizenship

dual citizenship
A status long recognized in law as existing where a person is claimed as a subject or citizen or two states. The concept recognizes that a person may have and exercise rights of nationality in two countries and be subject to the responsibilities of both. 3 Am J2d Aliens § 118. One nation may claim his allegiance because of his birth within its territory, and the other demand it because at the time of his birth in foreign territory his parents were its nationals. Perkins v Elg, 307 US 325, 83 L Ed 1320, 59 S Ct 884.

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  • dual citizenship — n. The condition of being a citizen of two nations simultaneously; also the condition of being a citizen of both the United States and a state. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell …   Law dictionary

  • dual citizenship — Citizenship in two different countries. Status of citizens of United States who reside within a state; i.e., persons who are born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens of the U.S. and the state wherein they reside …   Black's law dictionary

  • dual citizenship — Citizenship in two different countries. Status of citizens of United States who reside within a state; i.e., persons who are born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens of the U.S. and the state wherein they reside …   Black's law dictionary

  • dual citizenship — 1. Also called dual nationality. the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries. 2. citizenship of both a state and a nation, in nations consisting of a federation of states, as the U.S. [1920 25] * * * …   Universalium

  • dual citizenship — /djuəl ˈsɪtəzənʃɪp/ (say dyoohuhl situhzuhnship) noun the holding of concurrent citizenship of two nations, either original or acquired. Also, dual nationality …  

  • dual citizenship — noun 1. : the citizenship of a citizen of a state that is organized under a constitution with other states into a national state (as the United States) recognized as a nation by the family of nations 2. : dual nationality …   Useful english dictionary

  • dual citizenship — double citizenship, state of possessing citizenship in two different countries …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dual citizenship — noun The status of being a citizen of two countries Syn: dual nationality …   Wiktionary

  • dual citizenship — noun Date: circa 1924 the status of an individual who is a citizen of two or more nations …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dual citizenship — noun (U) the state of being a citizen of two countries …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • dual citizenship — du′al cit′izenship n. gov the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries • Etymology: 1920–25 …   From formal English to slang

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