rights of citizenship
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Who achieved full rights of citizenship as a result of the French Revolution, and who did not?
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
The current North Carolina Constitution forbids a person convicted of a felony from voting “unless that person shall be first restored to the rights of citizenship in the manner prescribed by law.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2021
Ozawa had lived in the U.S. for 20 years, but was denied the rights of citizenship because of alien land laws.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2021
“Whenever he demands the rights of citizenship he is accused of self-seeking,” he declared in a speech.
From Slate • Nov. 13, 2020
Severo del Valle was obliged to use all his legal ingenuity to bring his brother-in-law back to life and the full rights of citizenship.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
