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diplomatic agent.See AGENT(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

diplomatic,n. See DIPLOMATICS. [Blacks Law 8th]

diplomacy,n.  Int’l  law.  1.  The  art  and  practice  of  conducting  negotiations  between  national open diplomacy.Diplomacy carried on with free access to interested observers and members of the press. parliamentary  diplomacy.The  negotiations  and  discussions  carried  out  in  international organizations according to their rules of procedure. secret diplomacy.Diplomacy carried on behind closed doors. — Also termed quiet…

diploma.  1.Roman  law.  A  letter  giving  permission  to  use  the  imperial post. 2.Hist. A  royal charter; letters patent. 3.A document that evidences or memorializes graduation from a school or society. Cf. DEGREE(6). [Cases: Schools    178. C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 803–806.] 4. A document that evidences a license or privilege to practice a profession,…

DIP.abbr.DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION. [Blacks Law 8th]

dioichia  (dI-oy-kee-<<schwa>>),  n.[fr.  Latin  diocesis  “a  diocese”]  A  district  over  which  a bishop exercises his spiritual functions. [Blacks Law 8th]

diocese (dI-<<schwa>>-sees or -sis).1.Roman law. A division of the later Roman Empire into groups  of  provinces.  2.Eccles.  law.  A  territorial  unit  of  the  church,  governed  by  a  bishop,  and further divided into parishes. 3.Eccles. law. A bishop’s jurisdiction. • Several dioceses together are governed by an archbishop. [Blacks Law 8th]

diocesan synod.See SYNOD. [Blacks Law 8th]

diocesan mission.A mission performing its work in a single diocese. [Blacks Law 8th]

diocesan court.See COURT. [Blacks Law 8th]