Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Statute of Allegiance de Facto
Hist. A statute requiring subjects to give allegiance to the actual (de facto) king, and protecting them in so doing. 11 Hen. 7, ch. 1. Statute of Amendments and Jeofails(jefaylz) Hist. One of several 15th- and 16thcentury statutes allowing a party who acknowledges a pleading error to correct it. 1 Hen. 5, ch. 5 (1413); 32 Hen. 8, ch. 30 (1540); 37 Hen. 8, ch. 6 (1545). See JEOFAIL.
acquired allegiance
the allegiance by a naturalized citizen
acquired allegiance.
See ALLEGIANCE.
actual allegiance
See ALLEGIANCE.
allegiance
a citizen's obligation of fidelity and obedience to the government or soveret,~. in return for the benefits of the protection ( the state. o allegiance may be either an absolute and permanent obligation or a qualifies and temporary one.
local allegiance
See actual allegiance under ALLEGIANCE.
natural allegiance
See ALLEGIANCE.
oath of allegiance
See OATH,
oath of allegiance.
An oath by which one promises to maintain fidelity to a particular sovereign or government. ( This oath is most often administered to a high public officer, to a soldier or sailor, or to an alien applying for naturalization. - Also termed loyalty oath; test oath.
permanent allegiance
See ALLEGIANCE.
permanent allegiance.
the lasting allegiance owed to a state by citizens or subjects.
temporary allegiance
See ALLEGIANCE.
temporary allegiance.
the impermanent allegiance owed to a state by a resident alien during the period of residence.2. hist. a vassal's obligation to the liege lord. see liege.