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Commission

Commission (commission)
n.(?)
Com*mis"sion
[F., fr. L. commissio. See Commit.]
  1. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

    Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness.
    South.

  2. The act of intrusting; a charge; instructions as to how a trust shall be executed.
  3. The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons; a trust; a charge.
  4. A formal written warrant or authority, granting certain powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the performance of certain duties.

    Let him see our commission.
    Shak.

  5. A certificate conferring military or naval rank and authority; as, a colonel's commission.
  6. A company of persons joined in the performance of some duty or the execution of some trust; as, the interstate commerce commission.

    A commission was at once appointed to examine into the matter.
    Prescott.

  7. The acting under authority of, or on account of, another.
    (b)

Commission

Commission (commission)
v. t.(?)
Com*mis"sion
[imp. *** p. p. Commissioned (?)] p. pr *** vb. n. Commissioning.]
  1. To give a commission to] to furnish with a commission; to empower or authorize; as, to commission persons to perform certain acts; to commission an officer.
  2. To send out with a charge or commission.

    A chosen band
    He first commissions to the Latian land.
    Dryden.

    Syn. -- To appoint; depute; authorize; empower; delegate; constitute; ordain.














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