allegiance

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Whatever other crimes he committed, argued his counsel, Brown could not be convicted of treason in the absence of allegiance.

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

Don’t look for allegiance to any one novel at a time in any of these spinoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“You wish that I was a good dog-man? That I had kept allegiance to Nailer’s father, maybe?”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi