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Collusion [fr. collusio, Lat., fr. colludo, to unite in the same play or game, and thus to unite for the purposes of fraud or deception], an agreement or compact between two or more persons to do some act in order to prejudice a third person, or for some improper purpose. Collusion in judicial proceedings is a secret agreement between two persons that the one should institute a suit against the other, in order to obtain the decision of a judicial tribunal for some sinister purpose, and appears to be of two kinds: (1) When the facts put forward as the foundation of the sentence of the Court do not exist; (2) When they exist, but have been corruptly preconcerted for the express purpose of obtaining the sentence. In either case the judgment obtained by such collusion is a nullity. See Duchess of Kingston's case, (1776) 2 Sm. L.C. Collusion between the petitioner and either of the respondents in presenting or prosecuting a suit for dissolution of marriage is a bar to such suit by the Judic...
commissioned
holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above of military officers Contrasts with noncommissioned...
ensign
A flag a banner a standard esp the national flag or a banner indicating nationality carried by a ship or a body of soldiers as distinguished from flags indicating divisions of the army rank of naval officers or private signals and the like...
Ensigncy
The rank or office of an ensign...
Ensignship
The state or rank of an ensign...
Escutcheoned
Having an escutcheon furnished with a coat of arms or ensign...
Gonfalon
The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states such as the mediaeligval republics of Italy and in more recent times by the pope...
Heraldry
The art or office of a herald the art practice or science of recording genealogies and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial also of marshaling cavalcades processions and public ceremonies...
Lictor
An officer who bore an ax and fasces or rods as ensigns of his office His duty was to attend the chief magistrates when they appeared in public to clear the way and cause due respect to be paid to them also to apprehend and punish criminals...
VerbarMonde
The world a globe as an ensign of royalty...
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