jus sanguinis

[juhs sang-gwuh-nis]

jus san·gui·nis

[juhs sang-gwuh-nis]
noun Law.
the principle that the country of nationality of a child is that of the country of nationality of the parents.

Origin:
1900–05; < Latin: right of blood
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that which is provided or enacted in a statute, as distinguished from the preamble
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jus sanguinis (ˈsæŋɡwɪnɪs)
 
n
law Compare jus soli the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
 
[Latin, literally: law of blood]

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