HyperDic: law_merchant

English > 1 sense of the expression law merchant:
NOUNgrouplaw merchant, mercantile law, commercial lawthe body of rules applied to commercial transactions
English > law merchant: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningThe body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence.
Synonymsmercantile law, commercial law
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broaderlaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Spanishderecho mercantil
Catalandret mercantil

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