CITIZEN

citizen,n.1. A person who, by either birth or naturalization, is a member of a political community, owing allegiance to the community and being entitled to enjoy all its civil rights and protections; a member of the civil state, entitled to all its privileges. Cf. RESIDENT;

DOMICILIARY. [Cases: Citizens  1. C.J.S. Citizens §§ 7, 12.] citizen by naturalization.See naturalized citizen. federal citizen.A citizen of the United States. natural-born citizen.A person born within the jurisdiction of a national government.naturalized citizen.A foreign-born person who attains citizenship by law. — Also termed citizen by naturalization. [Cases: Aliens  60–70. C.J.S. Aliens §§ 276–315, 326.] 2. For diversity-jurisdiction purposes, a corporation that was incorporated within a state or has its principal place of business there. 28 USCA § 1332(c)(1). [Cases: Federal Courts  297.] [Blacks Law 8th]