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In the civil law. One invested with joint authority. A colleague; an associate. … [Read more...] about COLLEGA

A hood or covering for the shoulders, formerly worn by Serjeants at law. … [Read more...] about COLLOBIUM

In ecclesiastical law. This occurs where the bishop and patron are one and the same person, in which case the bishop cannot present the clergyman to himself, but does, by the one act of collation or conferring the benefice, the whole that is done in common cases both by presentation and institution. 2 BL Comm. 22. … [Read more...] about COLLATION TO A BENEFICE

Lat. In the civil law. A co-legatee. Inst 2, 20, 8. … [Read more...] about COLLEGATARIUS

In French law. The arrangement or marshaling of the creditors of an estate In the order In which they are to be paid according to law. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition French law. The act by which the creditors of an estate are arranged in the order in which they are to be paid according to law. The order in which the creditors-are placed, is also called … [Read more...] about COLLOCATION