collateral : Idioms & Phrases
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Collateral assurance
- that which is made, over and above the deed itself.
Webster 1913
Collateral circulation
(Med. & Physiol.) , circulation established through indirect or subordinate branches when the supply through the main vessel is obstructed.
Webster 1913
collateral damage
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noun (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations
WordNet
collateral fraud
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noun fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial
extrinsic fraud.
WordNet
Collateral issue
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(Law) (a) An issue taken upon a matter aside from the merits of the case.(b) An issue raised by a criminal convict who pleads any matter allowed by law in bar of execution, as pardon, diversity of person, etc.(c) A point raised, on cross-examination, aside from the issue fixed by the pleadings, as to which the answer of the witness, when given, cannot subsequently be contradicted by the party asking the question.
Webster 1913
Collateral security
- security for the performance of covenants, or the payment of money, besides the principal security,