nationalit

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nationalit - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  NATIONALITY. The state of a person in relation to the nation in which he was 
  born. 
       2. A man retains his nationality of origin during his minority, but, as 
  in the case of his domicil of origin, he may change his nationality upon 
  attaining full age; he cannot, however, renounce his allegiance without 
  permission of the government. See Citizen; Domicil; Expatriation; 
  Naturalization; Foelix, Du Dr. Intern. prive, n. 26; 8 Cranch, 263; 8 
  Cranch, 253; Chit. Law of Nat. 31 2 Gall. 485; 1 Gall. 545.