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Meanings of law merchant in English

Portuguese
direito empresarial
Catalan
dret mercantil
Spanish
derecho mercantil

The body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence.

        direito empresarial
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        Examples for "mercantile law"
        Examples for "mercantile law"
        1
        The case was an important one, involving some nice questions of mercantile law.
        Danger; Or, Wounded in the House of a Friend
        2
        Mercantile law was developed by the common law courts, especially the King's Bench.
        Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
        3
        SMITH's Compendium of Mercantile Law.
        Evenings at Donaldson Manor; Or, The Christmas Guest
        4
        The department-store owners who so bitterly fought the Mercantile Law, and for years afterwards fought its enforcement, were not monsters of cruelty.
        What eight million women want
        1
        Berwin has more than 500 lawyers specializing in corporate and commercial law.
        Reuters
        2
        Merkin is a research professor of commercial law at Southampton University.
        Reuters
        3
        TWO commercial law firms Dillon Eustace and Kevans have announced plans to merge.
        The Irish Times
        4
        I dare say there are things more thrilling to a man than commercial law-cases.
        The Naturewoman
        5
        At the bar I have been practising in commercial law but also in family law.
        News.com.au
        Translations for law merchant