EXEQUATUR, internat (law) and hail(3) (iou)

EXEQUATUR, internat (law)

EXEQUATUR, internat. law. A declaration made by the executive of a government near to which a consul has been nominated and appointed, after government near to which a consul has been nominated and appointed, after such nomination and appointment has been notified, addressed to the people, such nomination and appointment has been notified, addressed to the people, in which is recited the appointment of the foreign state, and that the in which is recited the appointment of the foreign state, and that the executive having approved of the consul as such, commands all the citizens executive having approved of the consul as such, commands all the citizens to receive, countenance, and, as there may be occasion, favorably assist the to receive, countenance, and, as there may be occasion, favorably assist the consul in the Exercise of his place, giving and allowing him all the consul in the Exercise of his place, giving and allowing him all the privileges, immunities, and advantages, thereto belonging. 3 Chit. Com. Law, privileges, immunities, and advantages, thereto belonging. 3 Chit. Com. Law, 56; 3 Maule

hail(3) (iou)

hail noun1.

Frozen rain falling in a shower or storm of pellets. OE.
J. C. Oates A harsh percussive rain hardened suddenly into hail.
A shower or storm of hail. Now usu. hail shower, hailstorm. OE.
transf. & fig. A storm or shower of something falling like hail, as bullets, curses, questions, etc. LME.
M. Lowry A continuous hail of Golf balls flying out of bounds bombarded the roof. E. Baker This hail of hissing accusations and threats.
Comb.: hailstone a pellet of hail; hail-shot small shot which scatters like hail when fired; hail shower: see sense 2 above; hailstorm: see sense 2 above.
haily adjective (now rare) consisting of or characterized by hail or hailstorms M16.

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