law merchant
law merchant noun: a body of commercial law.
Noun
law merchant (countable and uncountable, plural laws merchant)
- A body of commercial law.
- Yes Madam, I would have Law Merchant for that too—and in all cases of slander currency, whenever the Drawer of the Lie was not to be found, the injured Party should have a right to come on any of the indorsers.1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, II.ii
- […] protesting bills of exchange and promissory notes, and such other duties as pertain to that office by the custom and laws merchant; ( 2 ) to take acknowledgments of all deeds and other instruments […]1890, Session Laws of the State of Washington, page 11
Forms of law merchant
| plural | laws merchant |
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Origin of law merchant
Calque of Latin lex mercatoria
Questions about law merchant
- What does law merchant mean?
- Law merchant means a body of commercial law.
- What part of speech is law merchant?
- Law merchant is a noun.
- What is the plural of law merchant?
- The plural of law merchant is laws merchant.
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