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com·mis·sion n1: a formal written authorization to perform various acts and dutiesa notary's commission2 a: authority to act for, in behalf of, or in place of anotherb: a task or matter entrusted to one as the agent for another3 a: a group of persons directed to perform a dutyb usu cap: a government agencyc: a city council having legislative and executive functions4: an act of committing somethingcommission of the crime5: a fee paid to an agent or employee for transacting a piece of business or performing a service; esp: a percentage of the money received paid to the agent responsible for the businesscommission vt
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(act) noun
accomplishment, achievement, actualization, actuation, attainment, carrying out, completion, consummation, discharge, dispatch, doing, effecting, effectuation, enactment, enforcement, execution, exercise, exercising, fruition, fulfilment, implementation, inflicting, infliction, making, mandatum, operation, perpetration, realization, transaction
associated concepts: commission of crime
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(agency) noun
advisory group, appointed group, board, board of inquiry, body of commissioners, body of delegates, body of deputies, bureau, cabinet, consultants, convocation, council, delegation, deliberative group, embassy, executive committee, investigating committee, planning board, representatives, standing committee, trustees
associated concepts: advisory body, Federal Trade Commission, Municipal Commission, Public Service Commission
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(fee) noun
allotment, allowance, bonus, compensation, consideration, defrayment, disbursement, dividend, earnings, emolument, extra compensation, increment, interest, pay, pay-off, payment, percentage, percentage compensation, portion, proceeds, profit, recompense, reimbursement, remuneration, repayment, return, reward, salary, share of profits, stipend, subsidy, wage
associated concepts: broker's commission, commission merchant, compensation, fees, finder's commission, profits
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act (undertaking), agency (legal relationship), allow (authorize), appoint, assign (designate), assignment (designation), assignment (task), authorize, bestow, board, brokerage, bureau, charge (command), charge (empower), commit (entrust), committee, constitute (establish), delegate, delegation (assignment), delegation (envoy), deputation (delegation), deputation (selection of delegates), designate, detail (assign), dictate, discharge (performance), duty (obligation), earnings, embassy, employ (engage services), employment, empower, engage (hire), hire, induct, infliction, instruction (direction), invest (vest), let (permit), mission, nominate, performance (execution), post, retain (employ), share (interest), transaction, warrant (authorization)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.(1) A fee paid to an agent, broker, etc., for handling a transaction, usually a percentage of the total transaction.(2) A warrant issued by the government or a court authorizing its recipient to perform specific duties.(3) A group of people authorized to perform some function.(4) The act of committing a crime.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1) A fee paid to an agent or employee for performing a specific service, as distinguished from regular payments of wages or salary.2) A group appointed by law to conduct government business, especially regulation. Examples include a local planning or zoning commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).Category: Business, LLCs & CorporationsCategory: Employment Law & HR
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n.1 A formal written document from a government or court empowering the individual named therein to hold an appointive office or to perform official duties. In the case of an appointive office, the individual must receive the commission before she can act in their official capacity.23 A group of individuals appointed by a governmental authority to perform some public service on an ad hoc basis.4 The act of committing or perpetrating a crime.5 Compensation paid to an agent, employee, executor, or trustee based on a percentage of the money collected or to be collected in a transaction or a percentage of the value of the property involved.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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n.1) a fee paid based on a percentage of the sale made by an employee or agent, as distinguished from regular payments of wages or salary.2) a group appointed pursuant to law to conduct certain government business, especially regulation. These range from the local planning or zoning commission to the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Federal Trade Commission.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.