Stateless person
Definition
A person who is not recognized as a citizen by any state under the operation of its law, completely lacking nationality. This structural and vulnerable legal status can occur as a result of conflicts of law between states, the dissolution of countries, or the forced withdrawal of political rights due to oppression.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Stateless person
- Stateless
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Masculine noun, articulated: apatridul, plural: apatrizi, genitive-dative: apatridului / apatrizilor. Also functions as a variable adjective. |
| Formation | Legal neologism borrowed from French (apatride), scientifically created from the Greek privative prefix 'a-' (without) and the root 'patris' (homeland). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.pa.ˈtrid] |
| Source | United Nations Conventions and International Human Rights Frameworks |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Refuzul statului de origine de a-i reînnoi pașaportul l-a lăsat pe refugiat într-o situație de apatrid în fața legii.
EN: The home state's refusal to renew his passport left the refugee in a stateless condition before the law.
RO: O persoană apatridă întâmpină dificultăți administrative majore când încearcă să călătorească sau să se angajeze legal.
EN: A stateless person faces major administrative difficulties when trying to travel or secure legal employment.
RO: Convenția internațională semnată la New York stabilește standardele minime pentru tratamentul aplicat fiecărui apatrid.
EN: The international convention signed in New York establishes the minimum standards for the treatment applied to every stateless individual.
Idioms & Phrases
Statut de apatrid / Stateless status
RO: Condiție juridică oficială recunoscută de autorități care confirmă absența oricărei cetățenii a unui individ.
EN: An official legal condition recognized by authorities confirming the absence of any nationality of an individual.
Apatrid prin naștere / Stateless by birth
RO: Situație în care un copil nu dobândește nicio cetățenie la naștere din cauza unor legi conflictuale dintre statul natal și cel al părinților.
EN: A situation where a child does not acquire any nationality at birth due to conflicting laws between the birthplace and the parents' home country.
Document pentru apatrid / Stateless travel document
RO: Pașaport special eliberat de autoritățile unui stat pentru a permite circulația persoanelor neafiliate civic.
EN: A special passport issued by a state's authorities to allow the movement of civically unaffiliated individuals .
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