naturalized citizen

naturalized citizen
n.
A person who has earned citizenship by fulfilling residence and other requirements, as opposed to merely being born in a nation or to citizen parents.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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  • naturalized citizen — A person who has been made a citizen of the United States under the authority of a federal statute. A citizen in truth, law, and fact; a citizen in every sense of the word. Osborn v Bank of the United States (US) 9 Wheat 739, 827, 6 L Ed 204, 225 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • naturalized citizen — One who, being an alien by birth, has received U.S. citizenship under naturalization laws. 8 U.S.C.A. No. 1421 et seq …   Black's law dictionary

  • naturalized citizen — One who, being an alien by birth, has received U.S. citizenship under naturalization laws. 8 U.S.C.A. No. 1421 et seq …   Black's law dictionary

  • citizen — cit·i·zen n [Anglo French citezein, alteration of Old French citeien, from cité city] 1: a native or naturalized individual who owes allegiance to a government (as of a state or nation) and is entitled to the enjoyment of governmental protection… …   Law dictionary

  • naturalized — nat|u|ral|ized [ nætʃərə,laızd ] adjective 1. ) a naturalized citizen is someone who has officially become a citizen of a country in which they were not born 2. ) a naturalized plant or animal is one that grows or lives in an area that people… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • naturalized — UK [ˈnætʃ(ə)rəlaɪzd] / US [ˈnætʃərəˌlaɪzd] adjective 1) a naturalized citizen is someone who has officially become a citizen of a country in which they were not born 2) a naturalized plant or animal is one that grows or lives in an area that… …   English dictionary

  • naturalized — [[t]næ̱tʃərəlaɪzd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A naturalized citizen of a particular country is someone who has legally become a citizen of that country, although they were not born there. (in BRIT, also use naturalised) …   English dictionary

  • citizen — Synonyms and related words: burgess, burgher, citizen by adoption, civilian, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, deditician, denizen, dweller, franklin, free citizen, freedman, freedwoman, freeman, freewoman, householder, hyphenate, hyphenated American,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • citizen — One who has acquired citizenship by birth, naturalization, or other lawful means; in a popular but nonetheless appropriate sense of the term, one, who by birth, naturalization, or other means, is a member of an independent political society. 3 Am …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • citizen by naturalization — See naturalized citizen …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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