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, 12.]
citizen by naturalization. See naturalized citizen.
federal citizen. A citizen of the United States.
natural-born citizen. A person born within the jurisdiction of a national government.
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.]
2. For diversity-jurisdiction purposes, a corporation that was incorporated within a state or has its principal place of business there. 28 USCA § 1332(c)(1). [Cases: Federal Courts 297.]
