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  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/citizenship/",
  "claimStatus": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "code": "K01-TERM-026",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "A legally recognized membership relationship between a subject and a polity, carrying defined rights, duties and jurisdictional consequences.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "Citizenship",
  "not": "A credential, database row, declaration or private website cannot independently create citizenship.",
  "plain": "Citizenship depends on competent constitutional or statutory authority and an authorized decision process.",
  "relatedTermCodes": [
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    "K01-TERM-038",
    "K01-TERM-045",
    "K01-TERM-083"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "citizenship",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "topic": "citizenship-governance",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}