Legal Definition and Related Resources of Expatriation
Meaning of Expatriation
The voluntary act of abandoning one’s country and becoming a citizen or subject of another. Such persons are called expatriates.
Expatriation Alternative Definition
The voluntary act of abandoning one’s country, and becoming the citizen or subject of another. At common law, it is probable that a citizen of the United States had no right to expatriate himself. 2 Dall. (U. S.) 1; 7 Wheat. (U. S.) 283. But see 2 Paine (U. S.) 652. But Act Cong. July 27, 1868, declares that expatriation is a natural and inherent right. The effectiveness of this statute has been doubted. 56 Fed. 556. Expatriation can only be accomplished by a removal from the country, and the acquirement of a domicile elsewhere. 56 Fed. 556; 8 Cranch (U. S.) 253; 7 Wheat. (U. S.) 283.
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English Legal System: Expatriation
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Expatriation :
A person’s voluntary action of living outside his native country, either permanently or during his employment abroad, whereby he renounces or loses allegiance to his former state of nationality.
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