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 

• JUS SANGUINIS (noun)

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)