Exequatur (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a written recognition of a consul, issued by the government of the state in which the consul is stationed, giving authorization to exercise appropriate powers.
  2. an authorization granted by a secular ruler for the publication of papal bulls or other ecclesiastical enactments to give them binding force.
noun
  1. an official authorization issued by a host country to a consular agent, permitting him to perform his official duties
  2. an act by which the civil governments of certain nations permit the laws of the Roman Catholic Church to take effect in their territories
Exequatur (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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