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<p><b>Renunciation of citizenship</b> is the voluntary <a href="page.php?w=loss_of_citizenship">loss of citizenship</a>. It is the opposite of <a href="page.php?w=naturalization">naturalization</a>, whereby a person voluntarily obtains citizenship. It is distinct from <a href="page.php?w=denaturalization">denaturalization</a>, where citizenship is revoked by the <a href="page.php?w=State_%28polity%29">state</a>.</p>

<p><big>Historic practices</big></p>
<p>The <a href="page.php?w=common_law">common law</a> doctrine of perpetual allegiance denied an individual</p><p>
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