Legation
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
An embassy; amission. All persons attached to a foreign legation, lawfully acknowledged by the government of this country, whether they are ambassadors, envoys, ministers, or att^h6s, are protected by the act of April 30, 1790, from violence, arrest, or molestation; Respublica v. De Longchamps, 1 Dali. (l‘a.) 117, 1 L. Ed. 69; Ex parte Cabrera, 1 Wash. C. O. 232, Fed. Cas. No. 2,278; U. S. v. Ortega, 11 Wheat. (U. S.) 467, 6 L. Ed. 521; Torlade ’v. Barrozo, 1 Miles (Pa.) 36(!; U. S. v. Benner, 1 Baldw. 240, Fed. Cas. No. 14,568. See Ambassador; Arrest; Pbivileoe.