renounce+one's+native+allegiance

  • 1expatriate one's self — Break the ties of country, renounce one s country, renounce one s native allegiance, become a citizen of another country …

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  • 2Allegiance — An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed by a subject or a citizen to his/her state or sovereign.Origin of the wordMid. English ligeaunce ; med. Latin ligeantia ; the al was probably added through confusion with another legal term,… …

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  • 3Citizenship in the United States — United States citizenship confers the right to acquire a U.S. passport.[1] Citizenship in the United States is a status given to individuals that entails specific rights, duties, privileges, and benefits between the United States and the… …

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  • 4expatriate — ex·pa·tri·ate /ek spā trē ˌāt/ vb at·ed, at·ing vt: to voluntarily withdraw (oneself) from allegiance to one s native country vi: to renounce allegiance to one s country and abandon one s nationality voluntarily ex·pa·tri·ate / trē ət/ n… …

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  • 5Migration — • The movement of populations from place to place Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Migration     Migration     † …

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  • 6expatriate — I. verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Medieval Latin expatriatus, past participle of expatriare to leave one s own country, from Latin ex + patria native country, from feminine of patrius of a father, from patr , pater father more at father Date:… …

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  • 7exuere patriam — /agz(y)uwariy paetriyam/ To throw off or renounce one s country or native allegiance; to expatriate one s self …

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  • 8exuere patriam — /agz(y)uwariy paetriyam/ To throw off or renounce one s country or native allegiance; to expatriate one s self …

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  • 9international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 10china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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