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collatione heremitagii (k<<schwa>>-lay-shee-oh-nee her-<<schwa>>-m<<schwa>>-tay-jee-I). [Law Latin “by collation of hermitage”] Hist. A writ by which the Crown conferred the keeping of a hermitage on a clerk. [Blacks Law 8th]

collatione facta uni post mortem alterius (k<<schwa>>-lay-shee-oh-nee fak-t<< schwa>> yoo-nI pohst mor-t<<schwa>>m al-teer-ee-<<schwa>>s [or awl-]). [Law Latin “by collation to a benefice made to one after the death of the other”] Hist. A writ directed to the Court of Common Pleas, requesting that the court order a bishop to appoint a clerk in place of…

  collation (k<<schwa>>-lay-sh<<schwa>>n), n.1. The comparison of a copy with its original to ascertain its correctness; the report of the officer who made the comparison. 2. The taking into account of the value of ad-vancements made by an intestate to his or her children so that the estate may be divided in accordance with the…

collatio  bonorum (k<<schwa>>-lay-shee-oh b<<schwa>>-nor-<<schwa>>m).[Latin “collation of goods”] Civil law. The bringing into hotchpot of goods or money advanced by a parent to a child, so that the parent’s personal estate will be equally distributed among the parent’s children. Pl. collationes bonorum.See HOTCHPOT.“[I]f the estates so given them, by way of advancement, are not quite equivalent…

collateral warranty.See WARRANTY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

collateral use.See USE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

collateral trust certificate.See collateral trust bond (1) under BOND(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

collateral trust bond.See BOND(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

collateral-source rule.Torts. The doctrine that if an injured party receives compensation for the injuries from a source independent of the tortfeasor, the payment should not be deducted from the damages that the tortfeasor must pay. • Insurance proceeds are the most common collateral source. — Also termed collateral-benefit rule. [Cases: Damages  59. C.J.S. Damages §§…

collateral security.See SECURITY. [Blacks Law 8th]