Legation

n.	1.	The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another.
	2.	A legate, or envoy, and the persons associated with him in his mission; an embassy; or, in stricter usage, a diplomatic minister and his suite; a deputation.
	3.	The place of business or official residence of a diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of government.
	4.	A district under the jurisdiction of a legate.

Noun	1.	legation - the post or office of legate Synonyms: legateship
	2.	legation - a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister Synonyms: foreign mission

LEGATION. An embassy; a mission.
     2. All persons attached to a foreign legation, lawfully acknowledged by the government of this country, whether they are ambassadors, envoys, ministers, or attaches, are protected by the act of April 30, 1790, 1 Story's L. U. S. 83, from violence, arrest or molestation. 1 Dall. 117; 1 W. C. C. R. 232; 11 Wheat. 467; 2 W. C. C. Rep. 435; 4 W. C. C. R. 531; 1 Miles, 366; 1 N & M. 217; 1 Bald. 240; Wheat. Int. Law, 167. Vide Ambassador; Envoy; Minister.

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