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birthright

[ burth-rahyt ]

noun

  1. any right or privilege to which a person is entitled by birth:

    Democracy maintains that freedom is a birthright.



birthright

/ 藞产蓽藧胃藢谤补瑟迟 /

noun

  1. privileges or possessions that a person has or is believed to be entitled to as soon as he is born
  2. the privileges or possessions of a first-born son
  3. inheritance; patrimony
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of birthright1

First recorded in 1525鈥35; birth + right
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California filed its first lawsuit, over Trump鈥檚 order to rescind birthright citizenship, on Jan. 21, the day after Trump was inaugurated.

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Trump is attempting to deny birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, to babies born to parents who aren鈥檛 citizens or lawful permanent residents.

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Judge James Ho stood out among conservative judges for his uncompromising support for birthright citizenship.

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鈥淭hat sense of freedom and play is kind of our birthright. It鈥檚 innate to us,鈥 he said.

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It focused on birthright citizenship and defined it in ways that would not be recognizable to those who included it in the Constitution鈥檚 14th amendment.

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