| n. | 1. | The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing. |
| 2. | A state of opposition; antagonism; interference. |
| Noun | 1. | collision - (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction" Synonyms: hit |
| 2. | collision - an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill" | |
| 3. | collision - a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests" |
COLLISION, maritime law. It takes place when two ships or other vessels run
foul of each other, or when one runs foul of the other. In such cases there
is almost. always a damage incurred.
2. There are four possibilities under which an accident of this sort
may occur. 1. It may happen without blame being imputable to either party,
as when the loss is occasioned by a storm, or any other vis major; in that
case the loss must be borne by the party on whom it happens to light, the
other not being responsible to him in, any degree.
3. - 2. Both parties may be to blame, as when there has been a want of
due diligence or of skill on both sides; in such cases, the loss must be
apportioned between them, as having been occasioned by the fault of both of
them. 6 Whart. R. 311..
4. - 3. The suffering party may have been the cause of the injury, then
he must bear the loss.
5. - 4. It may have been the fault of the ship which ran down the
other; in this case the injured party would be entitled to an entire
compensation from the other. 2 Dodson's Rep. 83, 85; 3 Hagg. Adm. R. 320; 1
How. S. C. R. 89. The same rule is applied to steamers.. Id. 414.
6. - 5. Another case has been put, namely, when there has been some
fault or neglect, but on which side the blame lies, is uncertain. In this
case, it does not appear to be settled whether the loss shall be apportioned
or borne by the suffering party opinions on this subject are divided.
7. A collision between two ships on the high seas, whether it be the
result of accident or negligence, is, in all cases, to be deemed a peril of
the seas within the meaning of a policy of insurance. 2 Story, R. 176; 3
Sumn. R. 889. Vide, generally, Story, Bailm. Sec. 607 to 612; Marsh.. Ins.
B. 1, c. 12, s. 2; Wesk. Ins. art. Running Foul; Jacobsen's Sea Laws, B. 4,
c. 1; 4 Taunt. 126; 2 Chit. Pr. 513, 535; Code de Com. art. 407; Boulay-
Paty, Cours de Dr. Commercial, tit. 12, s. 6; Pard. n. 652 to 654; Pothier,
Avaries, n. 155; 1 Emerig. Assur. ch. 12, Sec. 14.
| 1. | (networking) | collision - When two hosts transmit on a network at
once causing their packets to collide and corrupt each
other. See collision detection. | |
| 2. | (programming) | collision - hash collision. |