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Birthmark

Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth

Birthdom

The land of ones birth ones inheritance

Biparous

Bringing forth two at a birth

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Benedictus

The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist Luke i 68 so named from the first word of the Latin version

legitimate

so conceived or born ;also : having rights and obligations under the law as the child of such birth 2 : being neither spurious nor false [a grievance] 3 : being in accordance with law or with

jus soli

soil] : a rule of law that a child's citizenship is determined by his or her place of birth see also Amendment XIV to the Constitution in the back matter

in utero

in utero [Latin] : in the uterus : before birth [an injury suffered in utero] [that her condition could possibly be linked to in utero exposure "Burgess v.

heir

heir heir presumptive pl: heirs presumptive : an heir whose right to inherit may be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative or by exclusion under a valid will called also presumptive heir compare heir apparent

fee simple

the grantee has no lineal descendants but which becomes a fee simple absolute and freely alienable upon the birth of a direct descendant see also De Donis Conditionalibus in the Important Laws section compare fee tail at

certificate of citizenship

document issued by the Department of Homeland Security as proof that the person is a U.S. citizen by birth (when born abroad) or derivation (not from naturalization). The Child Citizenship Act of 2001 gives American citizenship automatically

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