[
UK
/lɛɡˈeɪʃən/
]
NOUN
- a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
- the post or office of legate
How To Use legation In A Sentence
- McCarthy remains dismissive of the allegations and defensive of the former sergeant, saying he was "brutalized" by his colleagues, in particular, by a few senior officers "exerting locker room peer pressure" in the department ranks. MPNnow Home RSS
- The poll was widely discredited after allegations of ballot rigging.
- Football has been rocked by allegations that up to eight top bosses have been caught up in a bung scandal. The Sun
- He is then heard of as plotting with Garibaldi in Italy, as secretary of a legation in Japan, and in other parts of the world.
- The consecutive statements, allegations, and counterallegations made in turn by plaintiff and defendant, or prosecutor and accused, in a legal proceeding.
- But they escaped the relegation trapdoor by just one point as Leicester were held at Stoke. The Sun
- This guy was also what we call a sadistic pedophile, which is that sadistic pedophiles often use objects to penetrate children rather than using the penis or the fingers, and that ` s apparently, if the allegations are true, what he did with one little girl. CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2005
- At the moment, these are allegations and they remain unproven at this time.
- Iran has refused to discuss the allegations of weapons experiments for three years, saying they are based on "fabricated documents" provided by a "few arrogant countries," a term Iranian authorities often use to refer to the United States and its allies. NYT > Home Page
- She was come as a part of a delegation from her people; one of the ragtag nomadic bands that roam the mountains to the north and east. Duet « A Fly in Amber