naturalization

naturalization
The conferring of the nationality of a state upon a person after birth, by any means whatsoever. 8 USC § 1101 (a) (23); Re Marques, 341 Mass 715, 172 NE2d 262. The act of adopting a foreigner and clothing him with the privileges of a native born citizen. Boyd v Nebraska, 143 US 135, 36 L Ed 103, 12 S Ct 375. An act involving the renunciation of a former citizenship and entrance into a similar relation towards a different body politic. Boyd v Nebraska, 143 US 135, 36 L Ed 103, 12 S Ct 375.

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