commission legal definition

noun

1. A formal written document from a government or court empowering the individual named therein to hold an appointive office or to perform official duties. In the case of an appointive office, the individual must receive the commission before she can act in their official capacity.
2. See administrative agency.
3. A group of individuals appointed by a governmental authority to perform some public service on an ad hoc basis.
4. The act of committing or perpetrating a crime.
5. Compensation paid to an agent, employee, executor, or trustee based on a percentage of the money collected or to be collected in a transaction or a percentage of the value of the property involved. See also kickback and royalty.