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cit⋅i⋅zen⋅ship
[sit-uh-zuh
n-ship, -suhn-] 
| 1. | the state of being vested with the rights, privileges, and duties of a citizen. |
| 2. | the character of an individual viewed as a member of society; behavior in terms of the duties, obligations, and functions of a citizen: an award for good citizenship. |
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| cit·i·zen·ship (sĭt'ĭ-zən-shĭp') n. The status of a citizen with its attendant duties, rights, and privileges. |
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Citizenship
Cit"i*zen*ship\, n. The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.Cite This Source
Main Entry: cit·i·zen·ship
Function: noun
1 : the status of being a citizen
2 : the quality of an individual's behavior as a citizen
3 : DOMICILE —used esp. in federal diversity cases —see also diversity jurisdiction at JURISDICTION
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Citizenship
the rights and privileges of a citizen in distinction from a foreigner (Luke 15:15; 19:14; Acts 21:39). Under the Mosaic law non-Israelites, with the exception of the Moabites and the Ammonites and others mentioned in Deut. 23:1-3, were admitted to the general privileges of citizenship among the Jews (Ex. 12:19; Lev. 24:22; Num. 15:15; 35:15; Deut. 10:18; 14:29; 16:10, 14). The right of citizenship under the Roman government was granted by the emperor to individuals, and sometimes to provinces, as a favour or as a recompense for services rendered to the state, or for a sum of money (Acts 22:28). This "freedom" secured privileges equal to those enjoyed by natives of Rome. Among the most notable of these was the provision that a man could not be bound or imprisoned without a formal trial (Acts 22:25, 26), or scourged (16:37). All Roman citizens had the right of appeal to Caesar (25:11).
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