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jus sanguinis
the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
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jus soli
the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth
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pre-emption, preemption
the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
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relation, relation back
(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
