Definitions of commercial law
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the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence
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synonyms:
law merchant, mercantile law
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type of:
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jurisprudence, law
the collection of rules imposed by authority
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jurisprudence, law
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