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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Citizenship

n. 1. The status of being a citizen. 2. The quality of a person's conduct as a member of a community.

Citizenship Clause

The clause of the U.S. Constitution providing that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and the state they reside in. U.S. Const. art. XIV, § 1, cl. 1.

corporate citizenship

Corporate status in the state of incorporation, though a corporation is not a citizen for the purposes of the Privileges and lmnnunitws Clause of the U.S.

diversity of citizenship

A basis for federalcourt jurisdiction that exists when (1) a case is between citizens of different states, or between a citizen of a state and an alien, and (2) the matter in controversy exceeds a specific value (now $75,000). 28 USCA § 1332. 0 For purposes of diversity jurisdiction, a corporation is considered a citizen of both the state of incorporation and the state of its principal place of business. An unincorporated association, such as a partnership, is considered a citizen of each state of which at least one of its members is a citizen. - Often shortened to diversity. See diversity jurisdiction under JURISDICTION. complete diversity. In a multiparty case, diversity between both sides to the lawsuit so that all plaintiffs have different citizenship from all defendants. 0 Complete diversity must exist for a federal court to have diversity jurisdiction over the matter. The rule of complete diversity was first laid down by Chief Justice Marshall in Strawbridge v. Curtiss, 7 U.S. (3 Cranch) 267 (1806). manufactured diversity. Improper or collusively created diversity of citizenship for the sole or primary purpose of creating federal jurisdiction. 0 Manufactured diversity is prohibited by 28 USCA § 1359.

dual citizenship

1. A persons status as a citizen of two countries, as when the person :. born in the United States to parents who are citizens of another country, .or one country still recognizes a person as a citizen even though that person has acquired citizenship in another country. 2. The status of a person who is a citizen of both the United States and the person's country of residence.