naturalized citizen
A foreign-born person who attains citizenship by law. — Also termed citizen by naturalization. [Cases: Aliens 60–70. C.J.S. Aliens §§ 276–315, 326.]
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naturalize
naturalize, vb. To grant citizenship to (a foreign-born person) under statutory authority. [Cases: Aliens 60–72. C.J.S. Aliens §§ 276–341.] — naturalization, n.
naturalized citizen
naturalized citizen 入籍公民；归化公民 指出生于外国，因归化而取得本国国籍，成为本国公民的人。与本国出生公民相对。
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naturalization clause
Naturalization Clause. The constitutional provision stating that every person born or naturalized in the United States is a citizen of the United States and of the state of residence. U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1. See JUS SOLI. [Cases: Citizens 1. C.J.S. Citizens §§ 7, 12.]
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citizen
citizen, n. 1. A person who, by either birth or naturalization, is a member of a political community, owing allegiance to the community and being entitled to enjoy all its civil rights and protections; a member of the civil state, entitled to all its privileges. Cf. RESIDENT; DOMICILIARY. [Cases: Citizens 1. C.J.S. Citizens §§ 7,
good moral character
good moral character, n. 1. A pattern of behavior that is consistent with the community’s current ethical standards and that shows an absence of deceit or morally reprehensible conduct. • An alien seeking to be naturalized must show good moral character in the five years preceding the petition for naturalization. [Cases: Aliens 62(5). C.J.S. Aliens
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denizen
denizen (den-[schwa]-z[schwa]n). 1. A person given certain rights in a foreign nation or living habitually in a foreign nation. 2. English law. A person who holds a position midway between being an alien and a natural-born or naturalized subject.
allegiance
allegiance. 1. A citizen’s obligation of fidelity and obedience to the government or sovereign in return for the benefits of the protection of the state. • Allegiance may be either an absolute and permanent obligation or a qualified and temporary one. acquired allegiance. The allegiance owed by a naturalized citizen. actual allegiance. The obedience owed
citizenship clause
Citizenship Clause. The clause of the U.S. Constitution providing that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and the state they reside in. U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1, cl. 1. [Cases: Citizens 1–11. C.J.S. Aliens § 281; Citizens §§ 2–13, 19, 21–22, 24–29.]
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