Latin: In the civil law. A word having various meanings; e. p., an assembly, society, or company; a body of bishops; an army; a class of men. But the principal idea of the word was that of an association of individuals of the same rank and station, or united for the pursuit of some business or enterprise. Sometimes, a corporation, as in the maxim "tree faciunt collegium" (1 Bl. … [Read more...] about COLLEGIUM
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COLLYBUM
In the civil law. Exchange. … [Read more...] about COLLYBUM
COLLECTION AGENCY
A company that is hired by a creditor to pursue debtors to collect the debt owed to the creditor. Typically the creditor will make efforts to collect the debt usually through the mail (dunning letters) and possibly via telephone calls. This debt is then either sold or provided to collection agencies, who may take a percentage of amounts collect. Collection agency practices are … [Read more...] about COLLECTION AGENCY
COLLIERY
This term is sufficiently wide to include all contiguous and connected veins and seams of coal which are worked as one concern, without regard to the closes or pieces of ground under which they are carried, and apparently also the engines and machinery in such contiguous and connected veins. MacSwin. Mines, 25. See Carey v. Bright 58 Pa. 85. … [Read more...] about COLLIERY
COLNE
In Saxon and old English law. An account or calculation. … [Read more...] about COLNE