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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

According to Pakistan's rules, people under the age of 21 cannot renounce their citizenship independently, but their names can be included in the renunciation application filed by their father.

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

But his renunciation lacked the fire of the original prayer.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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