law merchant
the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.
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How to use law merchant in a sentence
That collection of customs known as "The law merchant" is an example of a source of this class.
International Law | George Grafton Wilson and George Fox TuckerThe absorption of the law merchant was complete in its main lines although in details it went on for two decades.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law | Roscoe PoundHow do we happen to recognize the rules of the law merchant?
The law-merchant would experience no difficulty in adjusting a matter of this sort.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollThis statute compelled the general recognition of the law merchant.
British Dictionary definitions for law merchant
mercantile law the body of rules and principles determining the rights and obligations of the parties to commercial transactions; commercial law
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