jus soli

English Thesaurus

1. the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle,
definition	:	(law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence (noun.cognition)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)