naturalisation

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Noun1.naturalisation - the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
naturalness - the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner"
2.naturalisation - the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
3.naturalisation - the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous
first appearance, introduction, debut, entry, launching, unveiling - the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"
4.naturalisation - changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"
borrowing, adoption - the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
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Natural Selection -- its power compared with man's selection -- its power on characters of trifling importance -- its power at all ages and on both sexes -- Sexual Selection -- On the generality of intercrosses between individuals of the same species -- Circumstances favourable and unfavourable to Natural Selection, namely, intercrossing, isolation, number of individuals -- Slow action -- Extinction caused by Natural Selection -- Divergence of Character, related to the diversity of inhabitants of any small area, and to naturalisation -- Action of Natural Selection, through Divergence of Character and Extinction, on the descendants from a common parent -- Explains the Grouping of all organic beings.
To this purpose, getting a kind of letter of naturalisation, I purchased as much land that was uncured as my money would reach, and formed a plan for my plantation and settlement; such a one as might be suitable to the stock which I proposed to myself to receive from England.
Under the decree, the present naturalisation and residency laws will remain enforced until the new laws of the new authority are issued and enforced.
The Naturalisation, Residency and Ports Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, on Monday granted citizenship to 106 children of Emirati mothers, following the federal decree issued by the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
MANAMA: Six political societies last night urged the government to stop the naturalisation process, reports Mohammed Al A'Ali.
Last year, in fact, was a record year for naturalisation: over 30,000 people became Swiss, 40 per cent more than in 1999.
Abu Dhabi: Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, ordered the establishment of a central administration at the naturalisation and residency departments to further improve customer satisfaction.
Director of the Inspection Department at the MoL's office in Dubai Essa Al Zarouni, made the announcement following a verdict issued by the Naturalisation and Residency Department in Dubai, which slapped D2.5 million on two establishments for hiring workers illegally, in contravention of the labour law.
THE leader of Bahrain's biggest parliamentary bloc last night warned the government to curb random naturalisation. Al Wefaq bloc president Shaikh Ali Salman said, as he addressed thousands of people at Al Zahra'a Mosque in Hamad Town, that wholesale naturalisation was a threat to security and that people were already suffering.
Applications for naturalisation of Mr GP Hinduja and Mr SP Hinduja were handled properly and no improper pressure was brought by any Minister.
Manama: A Kuwaiti lawmaker is challenging the constitutionality of an article in the Nationality Law that bans the naturalisation of non-Muslims.
The Naturalisation and Residency Court has ordered owners of two companies to pay Dh2.5 million in fines for breaching the Labour Law by employing workers without the written approval of the Ministry of Labour.
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