legion of merit, n.Definitions

Legion of Merit (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠awarded to a Honduran general for encouraging democracy, when his methods of torture and murder were well known to the embassy.