Collateral

Connected by, or on the side; by the side and not in a direct line; depending upon; additional. Collateral assurance: an assurance in addition to some other assurance, as, a bond in addition to covenants in a mortgage. Collateral consangninity: relationship not lineal which exists between persons who are descended from one and the same stock or ancestor, whether near or remote. Collateral issue: an issue upon matter aside from the intrinsic merits of the action, as upon a plea in abatement, or aside from the direct and regular order of the pleadings, as on a demurrer; an issue on a plea of diversity of person, pleaded by a criminal who has been tried and convicted, in bar of execution. Collateral limitation: a limitation of an estate which gives an interest for a specified period, but makes the right of enjoyment to depend on some collateral event Collateral security: a security in addition to another, or principal security, to be resorted to in case of failure of the principal security. Collateral warranty: a warranty of lands, collateral to the title of the heir, or him upon whom the warranty falls; a warranty made by a person who is collateral to the title, i e. a person out of the line of the title, and through whom the title did not pass. v. Lineal warranty.