diploma. 1. Roman law. A letter giving permission to use the imperial post. 2. Hist. A royal charter; letters patent. 3. A document that evidences or memorializes graduation from a school or society. Cf. DEGREE(6). [Cases: Schools 178. C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 803–806.] 4. A document that evidences a license or privilege to […]
diplomatic relations 外交关系 一国与他国之间通过互派外交代表进行正式交往和承认所形成的关系，是主权国家之间惯常的永久性关系。
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diplomatic relations. Int’l law. The customary form of permanent contact and communication between sovereign countries. [Cases: Ambassadors and Consuls 3; International Law 10–10. 2. C.J.S. Ambassadors and Consuls §§ 15–23; International Law §§ 9–12.]
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The general exemption of diplomatic ministers from the operation of local law, the exception being that a minister who is plotting against the security of the host nation may be arrested and sent out of the country. • A minister’s family shares in diplomatic immunity to a great, though ill-defined, degree. [Cases: Ambassadors and Consuls
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diplomatics. The science of deciphering and authenticating ancient writings. • The principles were largely developed by the Benedictine Dom Mabillon in his 1681 work entitled De re diplomatica. — Also termed diplomatic (n.). “Diplomatics, the science derived from the study of ancient diplomas, so called from being written on two leaves, or on double tablets.
Diplomatic Security Service. A bureau of the U.S. Department of State having responsibility for protecting the Secretary of State and domestic and foreign dignitaries, as well as for investigating criminal activities such as identity-document fraud involving U.S. passports and visas. • The Service now employs some 800 special agents (members of the U.S. Foreign Service),
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valise diplomatique (v[schwa]-lees di-ploh-ma-teek). See DIPLOMATIC POUCH.
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Bureau of Diplomatic Security. A unit in the U.S. Department of State responsible for developing security programs for diplomats and American interests worldwide. • It also operates the Diplomatic Courier Service and supervises the transportation of classified documents and materials. — Abbr. DS.
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