(?), n. [F., fr. L. commissio. See Commit.] 1.
The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.
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-Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness. South.
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2.
The act of intrusting; a charge; instructions as to how a trust shall be executed.
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3.
The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons; a trust; a charge.
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4.
A formal written warrant or authority, granting certain powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the performance of certain duties.
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-Let him see our commission. Shak.
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5.
A certificate conferring military or naval rank and authority; as, a colonel's commission.
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6.
A company of persons joined in the performance of some duty or the execution of some trust; as, the interstate commerce commission.
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-A commission was at once appointed to examine into the matter. Prescott.
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7. (Com.) (a)
The acting under authority of, or on account of, another. (b)
The thing to be done as agent for another; as, I have three commissions for the city. (c)
The brokerage or allowance made to a factor or agent for transacting business for another; as, a commission of ten per cent on sales. See Del credere.
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Commission of array. (Eng. Hist.) See under Array. -- Commission of bankruptcy, a commission appointing and empowering certain persons to examine into the facts relative to an alleged bankruptcy, and to secure the bankrupt's lands and effects for the creditors. -- Commission of lunacy, a commission authorizing an inquiry whether a person is a lunatic or not. -- Commission merchant, one who buys or sells goods on commission, as the agent of others, receiving a rate per cent as his compensation. -- Commission officer or Commissioned officer, (Mil.), one who has a commission, in distinction from a noncommissioned or warrant officer. -- Commission of the peace, a commission under the great seal, constituting one or more persons justices of the peace. [Eng.] -- on commission, paid partly or completely by collecting as a commision a portion of the sales that one makes. -- out of commission, not operating properly; out of order. -- To put a vessel into commission (Naut.), to equip and man a government vessel, and send it out on service after it has been laid up; esp., the formal act of taking command of a vessel for service, hoisting the flag, reading the orders, etc. -- To put a vessel out of commission (Naut.), to detach the officers and crew and retire it from active service, temporarily or permanently. -- To put the great seal,
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