birthright
noun
birth·right
ˈbərth-ˌrīt 
: a right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth
Examples of birthright in a Sentence
the freedom that is our birthright
believed that the house was her birthright
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Justices will hear a case surrounding three lower courts that stalled his efforts to curtail birthright citizenship, but the underlying question will be more closely tied to whether the justices have an appetite to rein in lower courts’ abilities to enjoin presidential policies universally.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
Trump has launched a sweeping immigration crackdown, including deporting immigrants to an El Salvador prison, attempting to cancel birthright citizenship, and detaining international student activists and foreign travelers.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 May 2025
But the ability of district court judges to continue issuing them will finally be put to the test soon in the birthright citizenship case.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
These immigration cases—along with other actions such as the freezing of federal birthright citizenship and the administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development—have some critics of the president concerned that the country is on the verge of a constitutional crisis.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
Trump has launched a sweeping immigration crackdown, including deporting immigrants to an El Salvador prison, attempting to cancel birthright citizenship, and detaining international student activists and foreign travelers.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 May 2025
But the ability of district court judges to continue issuing them will finally be put to the test soon in the birthright citizenship case.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
These immigration cases—along with other actions such as the freezing of federal birthright citizenship and the administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development—have some critics of the president concerned that the country is on the verge of a constitutional crisis.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthright. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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birthright
noun
birth·right
-ˌrīt
: a right or possession that a person is entitled to by birth
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