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exequatur definition

ex·equa·tur (eks′i kwāt′ər)

noun

an official document given to a consul or commercial agent by the government of the country to which the person is assigned, authorizing the performance of duties there

Etymology: L, 3d pers. sing., pres. subj., of exequi, exsequi, to follow out, perform: see executor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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