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JUS SANGUINIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jus sanguinis mean?
• JUS SANGUINIS (noun)
The noun JUS SANGUINIS has 1 sense:
1. the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
Familiarity information: JUS SANGUINIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("jus sanguinis" is a kind of...):
judicial doctrine; judicial principle; legal principle ((law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
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