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collective-bargaining agreement.Labor law. A contract between an employer and a labor union regulating employment conditions, wages, benefits, and grievances. — Abbr. CBA. — Also termed labor agreement; labor contract; union contract; collective-labor agreement; trade agreement. [Cases: Labor Relations  241. C.J.S. Labor Relations § 217.] [Blacks Law 8th]

collective bargaining.Negotiations between an employer and the representatives of organized employees to determine the conditions of employment, such as wages, hours, discipline, and fringe benefits. See CONCESSION BARGAINING. [Cases: Labor Relations  171. C.J.S. Labor Relations § 148.] “Collective bargaining means the joint determination by employees and employers of the problems of the em-ployment relationship. Such problems…

collection item.An item (such as a documentary draft) taken by a bank for a customer’s account, but not credited until payment for the item has actually been received. See documentary draft under DRAFT(1). [Cases: Banks and Banking  158, 161(1). C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 317, 319, 322, 327, 383, 385–386, 388–392, 395–397, 399, 402, 404, 407,…

collection indorsement.See restrictive indorsement under INDORSEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

collection.Banking. The process through which an item (such as a check) passes in a payor bank. See payor bank under BANK(1). [Cases: Banks and Banking  156–175. C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 317, 319, 322–325, 327, 372–374, 379, 382–400, 402–412, 414, 416, 419–428, 430–432, 434, 437–438.] [Blacks Law 8th]

collecting bank.See BANK. [Blacks Law 8th]

collectability. The ability of a judgment creditor to make a judgment debtor pay the amount of the judgment; the degree to which a judgment can be satisfied through collection efforts against the defendant. [Blacks Law 8th]

collative fact.See investitive fact under FACT. [Blacks Law 8th]

collatio signorum (k<<schwa>>-lay-shee-oh sig-nor-<<schwa>>m). [Law Latin “comparison of signs”] Hist. A method of testing a seal’s genuineness by comparing it with another known to be genuine. [Blacks Law 8th]

collation to a benefice.See COLLATION. [Blacks Law 8th]