COMMISSION

commission,n.1. A warrant or authority, from the government or a court, that empowers the person named to execute official acts <the student received his commission to the U.S. Navy after graduation>.2. The authority under which a person transacts business for another <the client gave her attorney express commission to sign the contract>.3. A body of persons acting under lawful authority to perform certain public services <the Federal Communications Commission>.public-service commission.A commission created by a legislature to regulate public utilitiesor public-service corporations. [Cases: Public Utilities  141. C.J.S. Public Utilities §§ 60–61.]4. The act of doing or perpetrating (as a crime) <the perpetrator fled to Mexico after commission of the assault>.5. A fee paid to an agent or employee for a particular transaction, usu. as a percentage of the money received from the transaction <a real-estate agent’s commission>. [Cases: Brokers  39–75; Master and Servant  70(2). C.J.S. Brokers §§ 116–188, 190;Employer–Employee Relationship § 140–142, 165.]double commission.A commission paid by both a seller and a buyer to the same person actingin different ca-pacities. [Cases: Brokers  67. C.J.S. Brokers § 182.] [Blacks Law 8th]