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commercial law

American  

noun

  1. the legal regulations governing transactions and related matters in business and trade.


Etymology

Origin of commercial law

First recorded in 1755–65

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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

Adefolake Adeyeye, an assistant professor of commercial law at the UK's Durham University, agrees that Africa as a whole is missing out because of its poor air service.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2023

“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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