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Originally appearing in Volume V10, Page 65 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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EXEQUATUR , the

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LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter patent, issued by a

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FOREIGN

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OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office and signed by a

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SOVEREIGN

sovereign, which guarantees to a foreign-

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consul the rights and privileges of his office, and ensures his recognition in the

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state in which he is appointed to exercise them . If a consul is not appointed by

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COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission he receives no exequatur; and a

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NOTICE

notice in the

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GAZETTE

Gazette in this

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case has to suffice . The exequatur may be withdrawn, but in practice, where a consul is

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OBNOXIOUS (Lat. obnoxiosus, from ob, over, against, and noxa, harm)

obnoxious, an opportunity is afforded to his

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government to recall him .

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