| Legal status ofpersons |
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| Birthright |
| Nationality |
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Legal status describes the legalrights, duties and obligations of aperson orentity, or a subset of those rights and obligations.[1][2] The term may be used to describe a person's legal condition with respect to personal rights, but excluding proprietary relations, such as their having the status of a spouse. It may also refer tolegal capacity apart from other elements of personal status, such as the status of aminor,[1][3] or the set ofprivileges,obligations, powers or restrictions that a person or entity receives throughlegislation.[4]
The term may also refer to a person's legal condition as imposed by law but without consent, such as the status of an indentured servant whenindentured servitude is enforced by law.[1]
Legal status may be something that arises solely by operation of law, such as being aSocial Security recipient, describing the individual's relationship to the law.[3]
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