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Persona Non Grata

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A person not acceptable. Applied to diplomatic representatives who are not acceptable at the court to which they are accredited. PERSONA REGIS MERGITUR PERSONA

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A person not acceptable.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In international law and diplomatic usage, a person not acceptable (for reasons peculiar to himself) to the court or government to which it is proposed to accredit him in the character of an ambassador or minister.

Defined under Persona in Black's Law Dictionary.