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noun
A body of commercial law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mercantile law, commercial law
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: law, jurisprudence
History
Calque of Latin lex mercatoria
