jus soli

[ juhs-soh-lahy, -lee ]

nounLaw.
  1. the principle that the country of citizenship of a child is determined by their country of birth.

Origin of jus soli

1
First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin: “right of soil (land)”

Words Nearby jus soli

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How to use jus soli in a sentence

  • (b) Certain states follow the rule of jus soli, maintaining that the place of birth determines the nationality.

    International Law | George Grafton Wilson and George Fox Tucker
  • (c) Other states follow sometimes the jus sanguinis, sometimes jus soli, and sometimes modifications of these laws.

    International Law | George Grafton Wilson and George Fox Tucker
  • Portugal and most of the South American states follow the jus soli.

    International Law | George Grafton Wilson and George Fox Tucker

British Dictionary definitions for jus soli

jus soli

/ (ˈsəʊlaɪ) /


noun
  1. law the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the territory within which he was born: Compare jus sanguinis

Origin of jus soli

1
from Latin, literally: law of soil

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