birthright citizenship

English

Noun

birthright citizenship (countable and uncountable, plural birthright citizenships)

1. The right (unconditional or near-unconditional) of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship.

   Synonym: jus soli

   Coordinate term: jus sanguinis

Translations

birthright citizenship

• Finnish: syntymämaaperiaate
• French: droit du sol (fr) m
• German: Bodenprinzip n, Geburtsrechtsprinzip n, Geburtsortsprinzip n, Territorialprinzip n
• Polish: prawo ziemi (pl) n

See also

• anchor baby
• border baby