birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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This year, lawmakers tried and failed to pass a bill requiring changes to birth certificates to be listed on the certificate, according to the ACLU of Idaho.
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Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 19 June 2025
Enrico Ronquillo, 37, was indicted for using a counterfeit driver’s license and a birth certificate – both from California – to impersonate a U.S. citizen from May 11 to 14, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska said in a June 16 news release.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Immigrants have used their Department of Homeland Security paperwork, passport, birth certificate, consular card or a letter from a nonprofit temporarily housing them.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
These include birth certificates, Social Security cards, bank records, driver’s licenses and insurance cards.
▪ Accessibility: Different family members may have different needs in times of crisis.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 19 June 2025
Enrico Ronquillo, 37, was indicted for using a counterfeit driver’s license and a birth certificate – both from California – to impersonate a U.S. citizen from May 11 to 14, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska said in a June 16 news release.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Immigrants have used their Department of Homeland Security paperwork, passport, birth certificate, consular card or a letter from a nonprofit temporarily housing them.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
These include birth certificates, Social Security cards, bank records, driver’s licenses and insurance cards.
▪ Accessibility: Different family members may have different needs in times of crisis.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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birth certificate
noun
birth cer·tif·i·cate
-(ˌ)sər-ˈtif-i-kət 
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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