person+owing+allegiance

  • 1Allegiance — An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed by a subject or a citizen to his/her state or sovereign.Origin of the wordMid. English ligeaunce ; med. Latin ligeantia ; the al was probably added through confusion with another legal term,… …

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  • 2Civil Allegiance — • The duty of loyalty and obedience which a person owes to the State of which he is a citizen Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Civil Allegiance     Civil Allegiance      …

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  • 3Civil allegiance — is the theory of duty of loyalty and obedience which a person owes to the State of which he is a citizen, as defined by Roman Catholicism. [CathEncy|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03794b.htm|title=Civil Allegiance] The word allegiance is a… …

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  • 4William Joyce — For other uses, see William Joyce (disambiguation). William Joyce Joyce shortly after capture, 1945 Born William Joyce 24 April 1906(1906 04 24) Brooklyn, New Y …

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  • 5citizen — noun Etymology: Middle English citizein, from Anglo French citezein, alteration of citeien, from cité city Date: 14th century 1. an inhabitant of a city or town; especially one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman 2. a …

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  • 6subject — [sub′jikt, sub′jekt΄; ] for v. [ səb jekt′] adj. [ME suget < OFr < L subjectus, pp. of subjicere, to place under, put under, subject < sub , under + jacere, to throw: see JET1] 1. under the authority or control of, or owing allegiance to …

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  • 7Misprision — (from Old French: mesprendre, modern French: meprendre, to misunderstand ) is a term of English law used to describe certain kinds of offence. Writers on criminal law usually divide misprision into two kinds, negative or positive. It survives in… …

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  • 8alien enemy — noun : a person owing allegiance to an enemy state * * * alien enemy, Law. an alien in a country at war withe country to which he owes allegiance …

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  • 9subject — I. v. a. 1. Subdue, control, bring under rule, make submissive, make subordinate. 2. Enslave, enthrall. 3. Expose, make liable. 4. Submit, refer, make accountable. 5. Make subservient. 6. Cause to undergo. II. a …

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  • 10citizen — /ˈsɪtəzən / (say situhzuhn) noun 1. a member, native or naturalised, of a state or nation (distinguished from alien). 2. a person owing allegiance to a government and entitled to its protection. 3. an inhabitant of a city or town, especially one… …