COLLATERAL (from Med.

See also:

• LAT

Lat. collateralis,—cum, with, and latus, lateris,

See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side,—side by side, hence parallel or additional)  , a term used in law in several senses . Collateral relationship means the relationship between persons who are descended from the same stock or ancestor, but in a different line; as opposed to lineal, which is the relationship between ascendants and descendants in a direct line, as between father and son, grandfather and grandson . A collateral agreement is an agreement made contemporaneously with a written contract as part of the transaction, but without being incorporated with it . Collateral facts, in evidence, are those facts which do not bear directly on the matters in dispute . Collateral security is an additional security for the better safety of the mortgagee, i.e. property or right of action deposited to secure the fulfilment of an obligation .