commercial law
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of commercial law
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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Mr Clack, a solicitor at London-based commercial law firm HFW, has to deal with them when he is representing global shipping firms that have found themselves victims of cyber attacks.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
Warren, the architect of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a law professor specializing in commercial law and bankruptcy, asked.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024
She’ll teach a first-year law class and courses on commercial law and legislation.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024
“The hawaladars are not discriminating,” said Haroun Rahimi, an assistant professor of economic and commercial law at the American University of Afghanistan who has studied the hawala system.
From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021
While most of her workweek is devoted to commercial law, Justice spends Mondays in family court, representing families with the kind of problems hers had.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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