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Definition of Collateral
Col`lat´er`al | a. | 1. | Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure. | | 2. | Acting in an indirect way. | | 3. | Related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues. | | 4. | Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else; additional; as, collateral evidence. | | 5. | (Genealogy) Descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other; - opposed to lineal. | | n. | 1. | A collateral relative. | | 2. | Collateral security; that which is pledged or deposited as collateral security. |
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