legation

legation (l[schwa]-gay-sh[schwa]n).Int’l law.

1. The act or practice of sending a diplomat to another country; a diplomatic mission.

2. A body of diplomats sent to a foreign country and headed by an envoy extraordinary or a minister plenipotentiary.

3. The official residence of a diplomatic minister in a foreign country. Cf. EMBASSY.

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