Search results for: “diplomatic hierarchy”
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Casus Belli
An occurrence giving rise to or justifying war. …
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Ultimatum
The last offer or condition, failure to accept or comply which is threatened to be visited with adverse consequence.
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Vice Consul
An officer who performs the duties of a consul within a part of the district of a consul, or who acts in the place of a consul. See 1 Phil. Ev. 306. …
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Modus Vivendi
In international law. An agreement between nations not rising to the dignity of a treaty, regulating their conduct in respect to a particular matter. Ordinarily applied to agreements to preserve the status -quo pending the negotiation of a final treaty. …
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Concordat
A convention; a pact; an agreement. The term is generally confined to the agreements made between independent governments, and most usually applied to those between the pope and some prince. …
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Belligerency
nounaffray aggression aggressiveness altercation animosity antagonism assault attack battling bellicosity belligerance clashing combat combativeness conflict …
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Alternat
A usage among diplomatist by which the rank and places of different powers, who have the same right and pretentions to precedence, are changed from time to time, either in a certain regular order, or one determined by lot. In drawing up treaties and conventions, for example, it is the […]
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Impolitic
adjectivecareless foolish harebrained hasty headlong heedless illadvised illconsidered illjudged imprudens imprudent inadvisable incautious inconsiderate inconsul…
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Herald
A diplomatic messenger who carried messages between states, and especially proclamations of war, peace or truce . The person of the herald was considered inviolable by the nations. An officer who registers geneologies, adjusts armorial bearings and regulates the ceremonies at royal […]
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Haven
A port or harbor .
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Discreet
adjectiveastute calculating careful cautious cautus chary circumspect consideratus deliberate diplomatic discerning discretional discretionary discriminate discri…
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Charge Des Affaires, Or Charge D’affaires
In international law. The title of a diplomatic representative or minister of an inferior grade, to whose care are confided the affairs of his nation. He has not the title of minister, and is generally introduced and admitted through a verbal presentation of the minister at his departure […]