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collegatary (k<<schwa>>-leg-<<schwa>>-ter-ee). A colegatee; a person who shares a common legacy with one or more other persons. — Also termed collegatarius (k<<schwa>>-leg-<<schwa>>-ter-ee-<<schwa>>s). COLLEGE college. 1. An institution of learning that offers instruction in the liberal arts, humanities, and sciences, but not in the technical arts or in studies preparatory to admission to a profession. [Cases: Colleges and…

collegatarius (k<<schwa>>-leg-<<schwa>>-tair-ee-<<schwa>>s), n. [Latin] Roman law. A colegatee. [Blacks Law 8th]

collega (k<<schwa>>-lee-g<<schwa>>), n. [Latin] Roman law. A person invested with joint authority; a colleague or associate. • Collega usu. referred to a member of an association (collegium) or a coheir. See COLLEGIUM. [Blacks Law 8th]

collector of decedent’s estate.A person temporarily appointed by a probate court to collect assets and payments due to a decedent’s estate, and to settle other financial matters requiring immediate attention. • A collector is often appointed to look after an estate when there is a will contest or a dispute about who should be appointed…

collective work.See WORK(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

collective trademark.See TRADEMARK. [Blacks Law 8th]

  collective punishment.A penalty inflicted on a group of persons without regard to individual responsibility for the conduct giving rise to the penalty. • Collective punishment was outlawed in 1949 by the Geneva Convention. [Blacks Law 8th]

collective measure.Int’l law. An activity undertaken by more than one country to achieve an agreed-upon end. • The countries involved may undertake a collective measure either in an ad hoc manner or through an institutio-nalized association. [Blacks Law 8th]

collective mark.See collective trademark under TRADEMARK. [Blacks Law 8th]

collective-labor agreement.See COLLECTIVE-BARGAINING AGREEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]