| 释义 |
exequatur
n. A certificate issued by a host state that admits and accords recognition to the official status of a consul, authorizing him to carry out consular functions in that country. The sending state grants the consular official a commission or patent, which authorizes the consul to represent his state’s interests within the host state. The term originally referred to a temporal sovereign’s authorization of a bishop, or a papal decree, within his jurisdiction. |