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NATIONALS [1 record]

Record 1 2023-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
  • International Public Law
DEF

One that owes allegiance to or is under the protection of a nation without regard to the more formal status of citizen or subject.

OBS

The designation "national," although it includes a citizen, also refers to a person who is not a citizen but has a right to the protection of the state and in turn owes allegiance to it.

OBS

national: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • nationals

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
  • Droit international public
DEF

Personne d'une nationalité déterminée.

OBS

national; ressortissant : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • nationaux
  • ressortissants

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
  • Derecho internacional público
DEF

[Persona] natural o ciudadana de un país en cuanto sujeta a las autoridades políticas de este.

OBS

nacional: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que [...] según señala el diccionario académico, "nacional" puede ser un adjetivo que significa perteneciente o relativo a una nación [...] o un sustantivo que significa natural de una nación, en contraposición a extranjero [...]

OBS

nacional; súbdito: designaciones utilizadas generalmente en plural.

Key term(s)
  • nacionales
  • súbditos
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