The
act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of
perpetrating.
The act of intrusting; a charge;
instructions as to how a trust shall be executed.
The duty or employment intrusted to
any person or persons; a trust; a charge.
A formal written warrant or authority,
granting certain powers or privileges and authorizing or
commanding the performance of certain duties.
A certificate conferring military or
naval rank and authority; as, a colonel's
commission.
A company of persons joined in the
performance of some duty or the execution of some trust; as, the
interstate commerce commission.
The
acting under authority of, or on account of, another.