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renunciation

[ri-nuhn-see-ay-shuhn, -shee-] / rɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi- /


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The lower fee for renouncing citizenship “may remove a symbolic administrative barrier to renunciation, but it does not change the core financial analysis,” Concepción said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

As a Congress expert who loves the institution and profoundly respects its constitutionally mandated role, I have found this renunciation of responsibility difficult to watch.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025

"The formal renunciation process is the mechanism that ensures this legal clarity," the court added.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025

A patchwork of statutes and treaties already offered about two-thirds of Native Americans citizenship, sometimes in exchange for land allotments that fractured reservations, gestures of assimilation, military service and even the renunciation of tribal traditions.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

Bobby wrote to the U.S. embassy in Tokyo asking them to send a member of the diplomatic staff to the detention center so that an official could accept his citizenship renunciation.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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