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Webster 1913 Edition

Naturalization

Natˊu-ral-i-za′tion

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Noun.
[Cf. F.
naturalisation
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The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being naturalized.

Webster 1828 Edition

Naturalization

NATURALIZATION

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Noun.
[See Naturalize] The act of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native subject or citizen. Naturalization in Great Britain is only by act of parliament. In the United States, it is by act of Congress, vesting certain tribunals with the power.

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