allegiance

Example Sentences

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Judge Richard Parker agreed with the prosecutors, holding that treason may be committed “wherever allegiance is due.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Sauer also had to insist that unauthorized immigrants and temporary visitors owe allegiance to their home countries rather than the U.S., thus removing their children from his tortured definition of jurisdiction.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

"A person is subject to the United States' 'jurisdiction' only if he owes sufficient allegiance to, and may claim protection from, the United States."

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The older cases and treatises turned not simply on place of birth, but on protection, allegiance and the sovereign’s acceptance of the parents’ presence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In fact, Thupa Wallpa openly swore allegiance to Spain.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann