Latin for Lawyers

COLLATERAL (ESTOPPEL)

COLLATERAL (ESTOPPEL) [L. com / together + lateo, latere / to be con cealed] Parallel or side by side with and supportive of, but of secondary or subordi nate standing. Relating or belonging to. Also, anything of value given to secure the payment or satisfaction of an obligation. Collateral estoppel is essentially the same as res judicata — the doctrine that a prior judgment between the same parties, or the prior judicial determination of an issue between the same parties, will operate to preclude any further consideration of that judgment or of that issue by another court. See RES JUDICATA COLLATION [L. collatum , pp. of conferre ] A collection of documents arranged in some logical sequence for study or interpretation. Also, a set of bound related documents. COLLECTIVE [L. collatum, pp. of conferre / to put together, to collect] A number of persons functioning as a group, such as a group of purchasers or a group of workers. Functions and activities shared by all the members of a group. Collective bargaining is the process under which a group of workers, usually called a labor union, organize to negotiate with the employer over hours, wages, vacations and conditions of employment. A collective bargain ing agreement is the agreement concluded in negotiations between the union and the employer. A collective mark is a trademark or service mark belonging to a group, such as a trade association. COLLOQIUM [L. com + loquer, loqui / to speak; to speak together, to engage in conversation] In actions for slander or libel, that part of the complaint which ties the lan guage complained of to the particular plaintiff and makes defamatory as to him matter which might otherwise be inoffensive as to others. COLLOQUY A discussion of serious subjects . A dialogue. A conference. COLLUDE, COLLUSION, COLLUSIVE [L. com + ludere / to play a game; to do for amusement] To plot together for a fraudulent, deceitful or criminal purpose. An agreement between two or more persons to obtain property, profit or advantage through unlawful means. A husband and wife may collude to allege and testify as to facts which will satisfy the requirements for divorce but which are not true.

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