Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Legation: A legation is when a country sends a special person called a diplomat to another country to talk about important things. Sometimes, a group of diplomats will go together and stay in a special house called the official residence. This is different from an embassy, which is a bigger group of diplomats led by an ambassador.
Definition: Legation refers to the act of sending a diplomat to another country or a group of diplomats sent to a foreign country, headed by an envoy extraordinary or a minister plenipotentiary. It can also refer to the official residence of a diplomatic minister in a foreign country. It is a term used in international law.
These examples illustrate how legation is used to refer to diplomatic missions and the official residences of diplomats in foreign countries.