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Noun: jus sanguinis  'yoos 'sang-gwnis
  1. (law) the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of their natural parents
    "Under jus sanguinis, children born abroad to citizens often automatically acquire their parents' citizenship"

Type of: judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle

Encyclopedia: Jus sanguinis