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jus san·gui·nis (saŋ′gwi nis)

a right which entitles one to citizenship of a nation of which one's natural parents are citizens

Etymology: L, lit., right of blood

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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