birthright
noun
birth·right
ˈbərth-ˌrīt 
: a right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth
Examples of birthright in a Sentence
the freedom that is our birthright
believed that the house was her birthright
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Still, presidential hyperbole aside, the data from the Law Library does seem to suggest there is something particularly American (both North and South) about the idea of unrestricted birthright citizenship, as the map below shows.
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Michael Rios, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
The most contentious actions were Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship, which has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge — with 43% in favor and 45% opposed — and his withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — with 42% in favor and 40% opposed.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
President Trump expects to end birthright citizenship.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Over a powerful and compelling dissenting opinion joined by Justice John Marshall Harlan, the sole dissenter in Plessy v. Ferguson, Gray held that there is some level of birthright citizenship for the children of aliens.
—Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Michael Rios, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
The most contentious actions were Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship, which has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge — with 43% in favor and 45% opposed — and his withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — with 42% in favor and 40% opposed.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
President Trump expects to end birthright citizenship.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Over a powerful and compelling dissenting opinion joined by Justice John Marshall Harlan, the sole dissenter in Plessy v. Ferguson, Gray held that there is some level of birthright citizenship for the children of aliens.
—Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthright. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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birthright
noun
birth·right
-ˌrīt
: a right or possession that a person is entitled to by birth
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