1. A warrant or authority, from the government or a court, that empowers the person named to execute official acts (the student received his commission to the U.S. Navy after graduation).
2. The authority under which a person transacts business for another (the client gave her attorney express commission to sign the contract).
3. A body of persons acting under lawful authority to perform certain public services (the Federal Communications Commission).
public-service commission. A commission created by a legislature to regulate public utilities or public-service corporations. [Cases: Public Utilities 141. C.J.S. Public Utilities §§ 60–61.]
4. The act of doing or perpetrating (as a crime) (the perpetrator fled to Mexico after commission of the assault).
5. A fee paid to an agent or employee for a particular transaction, usu. as a percentage of the money received from the transaction (a real-estate agent’s commission). [Cases: Brokers 39–75; Master and Servant 70(2). C.J.S. Brokers §§ 116–188, 190; Employer–Employee Relationship § 140–142, 165.]
double commission. A commission paid by both a seller and a buyer to the same person acting in different ca-pacities. [Cases: Brokers 67. C.J.S. Brokers § 182.]
